| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Job replied, | 1Then Job spoke again: |
| 2"Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning. | 2“My complaint today is still a bitter one, and I try hard not to groan aloud. |
| 3"Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat! | 3If only I knew where to find God, I would go to his court. |
| 4"I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments. | 4I would lay out my case and present my arguments. |
| 5"I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would say to me. | 5Then I would listen to his reply and understand what he says to me. |
| 6"Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me. | 6Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would give me a fair hearing. |
| 7"There the upright would reason with Him; And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. | 7Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge. |
| 8"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; | 8I go east, but he is not there. I go west, but I cannot find him. |
| 9When He acts on the left, I cannot behold Him; He turns on the right, I cannot see Him. | 9I do not see him in the north, for he is hidden. I look to the south, but he is concealed. |
| 10"But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. | 10“But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. |
| 11"My foot has held fast to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside. | 11For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. |
| 12"I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food. | 12I have not departed from his commands, but have treasured his words more than daily food. |
| 13"But He is unique and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that He does. | 13But once he has made his decision, who can change his mind? Whatever he wants to do, he does. |
| 14"For He performs what is appointed for me, And many such decrees are with Him. | 14So he will do to me whatever he has planned. He controls my destiny. |
| 15"Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence; When I consider, I am terrified of Him. | 15No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. When I think of it, terror grips me. |
| 16"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has dismayed me, | 16God has made me sick at heart; the Almighty has terrified me. |
| 17But I am not silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom which covers me. | 17Darkness is all around me; thick, impenetrable darkness is everywhere. |
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