| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Job's response was to say: | 1Job's response was to say: |
| 2"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning. | 2"I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning. |
| 3If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat. | 3If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat. |
| 4I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments. |
| 5I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me. | 5I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me. |
| 6"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me. | 6"Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me. |
| 7In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." | 7In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge." |
| 8"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. | 8"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him. |
| 9If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him. | 9If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him. |
| 10Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. | 10Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold. |
| 11My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside. | 11My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside. |
| 12I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals." | 12I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals." |
| 13"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do. | 13"But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do. |
| 14He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me! | 14He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me! |
| 15That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him. | 15That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him. |
| 16God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified! | 16God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified! |
| 17Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision." | 17Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision." |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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