KJ3 Literal Translation
Job 23
1 Job longs to appear before Jehovah, 6 in confidence of His mercy. 8 Jehovah, who is invisible, observes our ways. 11 Job's innocence.
1¶ And Job answered and said:
2Even today my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy over my groaning.
3Oh that I knew and I could find Him, I would come into His seat;
4I would set in order my cause before Him, and I would fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know the words He would answer me, and understand what He would say to me.
6Would He contend with me with greatness of strength? No, surely He would put it to me.
7There the upright one might reason with Him; and I would be forever delivered from my Judge.
8¶ Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I do not perceive Him;
9to the left where He works, but I cannot see; He turns to the right, but I do not see Him.
10But He knows the way with me. When I am tried, I shall come forth as gold.
11My foot has held fast in His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned;
12and I have not departed from the command of His lips; I treasured the words of His mouth more than my portion.
13¶ But He is in one mind, and who can turn Him? Yea, His soul desires, and He does it.
14For He fulfilled my lot, and many like these are with Him.
15On account of this I am troubled from His presence; I consider, and I am in dread of Him.
16For God makes my heart weak, and the Almighty troubles me.
17In this I was not cut off by darkness; yea, He covered the thick darkness from my face.
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