| International Standard Version | King James Bible |
| 1"Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word! | 1Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. |
| 2Look! I've begun to speak, and I'm fashioning my words. | 2Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. |
| 3I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know. | 3My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. |
| 4"The spirit of God fashioned me; and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. | 4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. |
| 5Answer me, if you can! Present your case! Take your stand in my presence! | 5If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. |
| 6Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are— I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay. | 6Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay. |
| 7Don't be afraid of me; I'll go easy on you." | 7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. |
| 8"You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said: | 8Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, |
| 9I'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of me. | 9I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. |
| 10Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy. | 10Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, |
| 11He has bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'" | 11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. |
| 12"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings. | 12Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. |
| 13Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you! | 13Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. |
| 14"God speaks time and time again — but nobody notices— | 14For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. |
| 15in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on their beds. | 15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; |
| 16That's when he opens the ear of mankind, authenticating his messages to them, | 16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, |
| 17turning a person from his actions, keeping him from pride, | 17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. |
| 18sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death. | 18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. |
| 19"He is being reproved by painful bed rest, with continual aching in his bones. | 19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: |
| 20He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food. | 20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. |
| 21His flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible. | 21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. |
| 22His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner." | 22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. |
| 23"If there's a messenger appointed to mediate for Job —one out of a thousand— to represent the man's integrity on his behalf, | 23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: |
| 24to show favor to him and to plead, 'Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit — I know where his ransom is!' | 24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. |
| 25Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength of his youth. | 25His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: |
| 26Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!" | 26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. |
| 27"He'll sing to mankind with these words: 'I've sinned. I have twisted what is right. Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve. | 27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; |
| 28He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.' | 28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. |
| 29Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person | 29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, |
| 30to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him with the light of life." | 30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. |
| 31"Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me speak. | 31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. |
| 32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you. | 32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. |
| 33But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me." | 33If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. |
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