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1“But please, Job, hear my speech, And listen to all my words.

1"Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word!

2Now, I open my mouth; My tongue speaks in my mouth.

2Look! I've begun to speak, and I'm fashioning my words.

3My words come from my upright heart; My lips utter pure knowledge.

3I speak from the innocence of my heart; and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.

4The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

4"The spirit of God fashioned me; and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5If you can answer me, Set your words in order before me; Take your stand.

5Answer me, if you can! Present your case! Take your stand in my presence!

6Truly I am as your spokesman before God; I also have been formed out of clay.

6Look! As far as God is concerned, I'm just like you are— I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.

7Surely no fear of me will terrify you, Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

7Don't be afraid of me; I'll go easy on you."

8“Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,

8"You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said:

9‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

9I'm pure. I'm without sin; I'm innocent. I'm harboring no iniquity inside of me.

10Yet He finds occasions against me, He counts me as His enemy;

10Nevertheless, God has found a pretext to attack me; he considers me his enemy.

11He puts my feet in the stocks, He watches all my paths.’

11He has bound my feet in shackles, and keeps watching everything I do.'"

12“Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man.

12"You aren't right about this; My response is that God is greater than human beings.

13Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.

13Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!

14For God may speak in one way, or in another, Yet man does not perceive it.

14"God speaks time and time again — but nobody notices—

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falls upon men, While slumbering on their beds,

15in a dream or night vision, when a deep sleep falls on mankind while they sleep on their beds.

16Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction.

16That's when he opens the ear of mankind, authenticating his messages to them,

17In order to turn man from his deed, And conceal pride from man,

17turning a person from his actions, keeping him from pride,

18He keeps back his soul from the Pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

18sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

19“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with strong pain in many of his bones,

19"He is being reproved by painful bed rest, with continual aching in his bones.

20So that his life abhors bread, And his soul succulent food.

20He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food.

21His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones stick out which once were not seen.

21His flesh wastes away; his bones, which once couldn't be seen, are visible.

22Yes, his soul draws near the Pit, And his life to the executioners.

22His soul is getting close to the Pit; his life is approaching its executioner."

23“If there is a messenger for him, A mediator, one among a thousand, To show man His uprightness,

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,

24Then He is gracious to him, and says, ‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom’;

24to show favor to him and to plead, 'Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit — I know where his ransom is!'

25His flesh shall be young like a child’s, He shall return to the days of his youth.

25Let his flesh be rejuvenated as he was in his youth! Let him recover the strength of his youth.

26He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness.

26Let him pray to God and he will accept him; he will appear before him with joyful shouts!"

27Then he looks at men and says, ‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right, And it did not profit me.’

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.

28He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit, And his life shall see the light.

28He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit; my life will see the light.'

29“Behold, God works all these things, Twice, in fact, three times with a man,

29Indeed God does all these things again and again with a person

30To bring back his soul from the Pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

30to bring back his soul from the Pit; to light him with the light of life."

31“Give ear, Job, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will speak.

31"Job, pay attention! Listen to me! Be silent and let me speak.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you.

32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, because I'd be happy to vindicate you.

33If not, listen to me; Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

33But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me."

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