Job 13
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
World English Bible
1Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
1“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
2What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you.
2What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
3Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
3“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.
4But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
4But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
5Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it would be your wisdom.
5Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
6Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
6Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7Will ye speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for Him?
7Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
8Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God?
8Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
9Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him?
9Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
10He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.
10He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
11Shall not His majesty terrify you, and His dread fall upon you?
11Won’t his majesty make you afraid and his dread fall on you?
12Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, your eminences to eminences of clay.
12Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.
13“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
14Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
14Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
15Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him.
15Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
16This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot come before Him.
16This also will be my salvation, that a godless man will not come before him.
17Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.
17Listen carefully to my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
18Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
18See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
19Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and die.
19Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would hold my peace and give up the spirit.
20Only do not two things unto me, then will I not hide myself from Thee:
20“Only don’t do two things to me, then I will not hide myself from your face:
21Withdraw Thy hand far from me; and let not Thy terror make me afraid.
21withdraw your hand far from me, and don’t let your terror make me afraid.
22Then call Thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer Thou me.
22Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.
23How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
23How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
24Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy?
24Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?
25Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble?
25Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.
26For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; Thou drawest Thee a line about the soles of my feet;
27You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
28Though I am like a wine-skin that consumeth, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
28though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.
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