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9 : 1 Then Job answered,
9 : 2 In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
9 : 3 If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
9 : 4 Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
9 : 5 It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;
9 : 6 Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
9 : 7 Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
9 : 8 Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
9 : 9 Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
9 : 10 Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
9 : 11 Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
9 : 12 Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, `What are You doing?`
9 : 13 God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
9 : 14 How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?
9 : 15 For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
9 : 16 If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
9 : 17 For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.
9 : 18 He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
9 : 19 If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
9 : 20 Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
9 : 21 I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
9 : 22 It is all one; therefore I say, `He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.`
9 : 23 If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
9 : 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
9 : 25 Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
9 : 26 They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
9 : 27 Though I say, `I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,`
9 : 28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.
9 : 29 I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?
9 : 30 If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
9 : 31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.
9 : 32 For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.
9 : 33 There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
9 : 34 Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
9 : 35 Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.