Job 33
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1But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
2I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate.2Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
3My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand.5Refute me if you can; prepare your case and confront me.
6I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
7Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down.7Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:8Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words:
9"I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity.9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me.
10But he finds reasons to oppose me; he regards me as his enemy.10Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy.
11He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths."11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
12But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.12Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
13Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks?13Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
14For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it.14For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
15In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds,15In a dream, in a vision in the night, when deep sleep falls upon men as they slumber on their beds,
16he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings,16He opens their ears and terrifies them with warnings
17in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person.17to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
18God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.18to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.
19A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
20so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food.20so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food.
21His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out.21His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude.
22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners.22He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
23If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him23Yet if there is a messenger on his side, one mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
24and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom,"24to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
25then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.25then his flesh is refreshed like a child’s; he returns to the days of his youth.
26He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That person will see his face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him.26He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
27He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.27Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light."28He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’
29God certainly does all these things two or three times to a person29Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,
30in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life.30to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.
31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak.31Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you.32But if you have something to say, answer me; speak up, for I would like to vindicate you.
33If not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.33But if not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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