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Job 10-13
New Life Version
Job 10-13
New Life Version
Job Keeps On Talking
10 “I hate my life. I will be free in my complaining. I will show how bitter I am in my soul when I speak. 2 I will say to God, ‘Do not say that I am guilty and punish me. Let me know why You work against me. 3 Do You think it is right for You to make it hard for me, to turn away from the work of Your hands and favor the plans of the sinful? 4 Do You have eyes of flesh? Do You see as a man sees? 5 Are Your days as the days of man, or Your years as man’s years, 6 that You should look for my wrong-doing and my sin? 7 You know that I am not guilty, yet there is no one who can take me away from Your hand.
8 ‘Your hands put me together and made me, and now would You destroy me? 9 Remember that You have made me as clay. Would You turn me into dust again? 10 Did You not pour me out like milk and make me become hard like cheese? 11 You have given me clothing of skin and flesh, and have tied me together with bones and cord. 12 You have given me life and loving-kindness. Your care has kept my spirit alive. 13 Yet You have hidden these things in Your heart. I know that this is in Your thoughts. 14 If I sin, You would see me, and would not free me from my guilt. 15 If I am sinful, it would be bad for me! If I am right and good, I cannot lift my head for I am filled with shame and see all my trouble. 16 If I would lift up my head, You would hunt me like a lion. Again You would show Your power against me. 17 You would send new ones who would speak against me, and become more angry with me. You would send me more and more trouble.
18 ‘Why then did You let me be born? If only I had died and no one had seen me! 19 I should have been as if I had never lived, carried from my mother to the grave.’ 20 Are not my days few? Leave me alone, that I may find a little comfort 21 before I go to a place from which I will not return. I will go to the land of darkness and shadow. 22 It is the land of complete darkness and shadow and trouble, where the light is darkness.”
Zophar Talks
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, 2 “Should many words go without an answer? Should a man full of talk be said to be without blame? 3 Should your words of pride make men quiet? Should you make fun of truth and no one speak sharp words to you? 4 For you say, ‘What I believe is pure. I am without fault in Your eyes.’ 5 If only God would speak, and open His lips against you. 6 He would show you the secrets of wisdom because there are two sides. Then you would know that God is punishing you less than you should get.
7 “Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out how far the All-powerful can go? 8 They are higher than the heavens. What can you do? They are deeper than the place of the dead. What can you know? 9 They are longer than the earth and wider than the sea. 10 If He passes by, puts a man in prison, or calls him to trial, who can stop Him? 11 For He knows men who are no good. When He sees wrong-doing, will He not look into it? 12 A fool cannot become wise anymore than a wild donkey can give birth to a man.
13 “If you set your heart right, and put out your hands to Him, 14 and if you put away the sin that is in your hand, do not let wrong-doing be in your tents. 15 Then you will be able to lift up your face without sin. You would be strong and not afraid. 16 For you would forget your trouble, remembering it as waters that have passed by. 17 Your life would be brighter than noon. Darkness would be like the morning. 18 Then you would trust, because there is hope. You would look around and rest and be safe. 19 You would lie down and no one would make you afraid. Many would ask for your favor. 20 But the eyes of the sinful will waste away. There will be no way for them to get away. And their hope is to breathe their last.”
Job Talks
12 Then Job answered, 2 “No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you. 3 But I have understanding as well as you. I am not less than you. Who does not know such things as these? 4 Even my friends laugh at me. The man who called on God, and God answered him, the man who is right and without blame is laughed at. 5 He who lives in comfort laughs at one who has trouble and whose feet are slipping. 6 The tents of those who destroy have much. Those who make God angry are safe and have their god in their own hands.
7 “But ask the wild animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. 8 Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you. Let the fish of the sea make it known to you. 9 Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? 10 In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all men. 11 Does not the ear test words as the mouth tastes food? 12 Wisdom is with old men, and understanding with long life.
13 “With God are wisdom and strength. Wise words and understanding belong to Him. 14 See, He tears down, and it cannot be built again. He puts a man in prison, and no one can free him. 15 See, He stops the waters and they dry up. He sends them out, and they cover the earth. 16 Strength and wisdom are with Him. Both the fool and the one who fools him belong to God. 17 He takes wisdom away from leaders and makes fools of judges. 18 He takes off chains put on by kings, and holds back the power of kings. 19 He makes religious leaders walk without pride, and takes the power away from those who think they are safe. 20 He stops the trusted ones from speaking and takes away the wisdom of the leaders. 21 He pours anger on rulers, and takes away the strength of the strong. 22 He makes known hidden truth from the darkness, and brings deep darkness to light. 23 He makes the nations great, and then destroys them. He helps nations to become large, then leads them away. 24 He takes away understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth, and makes them travel in a waste-land with no path. 25 They feel their way in darkness with no light. And He makes them walk from side to side like a drunk man.
Job Talks
13 “See, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it. 2 What you know I also know. I am not less than you.
3 “But I wish to speak to the All-powerful. I want to argue with God. 4 But you cover things with lies. You are doctors of no worth. 5 If only you would be quiet, and that would show your wisdom! 6 Hear what I think. Listen to the arguing of my lips. 7 Will you say what is not true for God? Will you lie for Him? 8 Will you show favor for Him? Will you argue for God? 9 Will it be well when He tests you? Or do you lie to Him as one lies to a man? 10 For sure He will speak strong words to you if you show favor in secret. 11 Will not His great power make you afraid? Will not the fear of Him come upon you? 12 Your wise sayings are sayings of ashes. Your strength is the strength of clay.
13 “Be quiet so that I may speak. Then let come on me what will. 14 Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hands? 15 Even though He would kill me, yet I will trust in Him. I will argue my ways to His face. 16 This will save me, for a sinful man may not come to Him. 17 Be careful to listen to my words. Let what I say fill your ears. 18 See, I am ready to tell everything, and all will know I am right. 19 Who will talk against me? For then I would be quiet and die.
20 “Only two things I ask of You, and then I will not hide from Your face. 21 Take Your hand from me, and do not let the fear of You make me so afraid. 22 Then call, and I will answer. Or let me speak, and You answer me. 23 How many are my sins and wrong-doings? Help me to know my wrong-doing and sin. 24 Why do You hide Your face, and think of me as one who hates You? 25 Will You make a wind-blown leaf afraid? Will You go after the dry parts of a grain-field that have no worth? 26 For You write bitter things against me. You punish me for the sins I did when I was young. 27 You put chains on my feet, and watch everything I do. You let me walk only so far. 28 I am wasting away like a piece of dead wood, like clothing eaten by the moth.
Job 10-13
New International Version
Job 10-13
New International Version
10 “I loathe my very life;(A)
therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(B)
2 I say to God:(C) Do not declare me guilty,
but tell me what charges(D) you have against me.(E)
3 Does it please you to oppress me,(F)
to spurn the work of your hands,(G)
while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(H)
4 Do you have eyes of flesh?
Do you see as a mortal sees?(I)
5 Are your days like those of a mortal
or your years like those of a strong man,(J)
6 that you must search out my faults
and probe after my sin(K)—
7 though you know that I am not guilty(L)
and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(M)
8 “Your hands shaped(N) me and made me.
Will you now turn and destroy me?(O)
9 Remember that you molded me like clay.(P)
Will you now turn me to dust again?(Q)
10 Did you not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese,
11 clothe me with skin and flesh
and knit me together(R) with bones and sinews?
12 You gave me life(S) and showed me kindness,(T)
and in your providence(U) watched over(V) my spirit.
13 “But this is what you concealed in your heart,
and I know that this was in your mind:(W)
14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(X)
and would not let my offense go unpunished.(Y)
15 If I am guilty(Z)—woe to me!(AA)
Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(AB)
for I am full of shame
and drowned in[a] my affliction.(AC)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(AD)
and again display your awesome power against me.(AE)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(AF)
and increase your anger toward me;(AG)
your forces come against me wave upon wave.(AH)
18 “Why then did you bring me out of the womb?(AI)
I wish I had died before any eye saw me.(AJ)
19 If only I had never come into being,
or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(AK)
20 Are not my few days(AL) almost over?(AM)
Turn away from me(AN) so I can have a moment’s joy(AO)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(AP)
to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(AQ)
22 to the land of deepest night,
of utter darkness(AR) and disorder,
where even the light is like darkness.”(AS)
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(AT) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(AU)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(AV)
3 Will your idle talk(AW) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(AX)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(AY)
and I am pure(AZ) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(BA)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(BB)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(BC)
7 “Can you fathom(BD) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(BE) than the heavens(BF) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(BG)—what can you know?(BH)
9 Their measure(BI) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(BJ)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(BK)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(BL)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(BM) can be born human.[b](BN)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(BO) to him
and stretch out your hands(BP) to him,(BQ)
14 if you put away(BR) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(BS) to dwell in your tent,(BT)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(BU)
you will stand firm(BV) and without fear.(BW)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(BX)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(BY)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(BZ)
and darkness will become like morning.(CA)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(CB) in safety.(CC)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(CD)
and many will court your favor.(CE)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(CF)
and escape will elude them;(CG)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(CH)
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(CI)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(CJ)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(CK) to my friends,(CL)
though I called on God and he answered(CM)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(CN)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(CO) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(CP)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(CQ)
and those who provoke God are secure(CR)—
those God has in his hand.[c]
7 “But ask the animals, and they will teach you,(CS)
or the birds in the sky,(CT) and they will tell you;(CU)
8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach you,
or let the fish in the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know(CV)
that the hand of the Lord has done this?(CW)
10 In his hand is the life(CX) of every creature
and the breath of all mankind.(CY)
11 Does not the ear test words
as the tongue tastes food?(CZ)
12 Is not wisdom found among the aged?(DA)
Does not long life bring understanding?(DB)
13 “To God belong wisdom(DC) and power;(DD)
counsel and understanding are his.(DE)
14 What he tears down(DF) cannot be rebuilt;(DG)
those he imprisons cannot be released.(DH)
15 If he holds back the waters,(DI) there is drought;(DJ)
if he lets them loose, they devastate the land.(DK)
16 To him belong strength and insight;(DL)
both deceived and deceiver are his.(DM)
17 He leads rulers away stripped(DN)
and makes fools of judges.(DO)
18 He takes off the shackles(DP) put on by kings
and ties a loincloth[d] around their waist.(DQ)
19 He leads priests away stripped(DR)
and overthrows officials long established.(DS)
20 He silences the lips of trusted advisers
and takes away the discernment of elders.(DT)
21 He pours contempt on nobles(DU)
and disarms the mighty.(DV)
22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(DW)
and brings utter darkness(DX) into the light.(DY)
23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(DZ)
he enlarges nations,(EA) and disperses them.(EB)
24 He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason;(EC)
he makes them wander in a trackless waste.(ED)
25 They grope in darkness with no light;(EE)
he makes them stagger like drunkards.(EF)
13 “My eyes have seen all this,(EG)
my ears have heard and understood it.
2 What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.(EH)
3 But I desire to speak to the Almighty(EI)
and to argue my case with God.(EJ)
4 You, however, smear me with lies;(EK)
you are worthless physicians,(EL) all of you!(EM)
5 If only you would be altogether silent!(EN)
For you, that would be wisdom.(EO)
6 Hear now my argument;
listen to the pleas of my lips.(EP)
7 Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
Will you speak deceitfully for him?(EQ)
8 Will you show him partiality?(ER)
Will you argue the case for God?
9 Would it turn out well if he examined you?(ES)
Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?(ET)
10 He would surely call you to account
if you secretly showed partiality.(EU)
11 Would not his splendor(EV) terrify you?
Would not the dread of him fall on you?(EW)
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.(EX)
13 “Keep silent(EY) and let me speak;(EZ)
then let come to me what may.(FA)
14 Why do I put myself in jeopardy
and take my life in my hands?(FB)
15 Though he slay me, yet will I hope(FC) in him;(FD)
I will surely[e] defend my ways to his face.(FE)
16 Indeed, this will turn out for my deliverance,(FF)
for no godless(FG) person would dare come before him!(FH)
17 Listen carefully to what I say;(FI)
let my words ring in your ears.
18 Now that I have prepared my case,(FJ)
I know I will be vindicated.(FK)
19 Can anyone bring charges against me?(FL)
If so, I will be silent(FM) and die.(FN)
20 “Only grant me these two things, God,
and then I will not hide from you:
21 Withdraw your hand(FO) far from me,
and stop frightening me with your terrors.(FP)
22 Then summon me and I will answer,(FQ)
or let me speak, and you reply to me.(FR)
23 How many wrongs and sins have I committed?(FS)
Show me my offense and my sin.(FT)
24 Why do you hide your face(FU)
and consider me your enemy?(FV)
25 Will you torment(FW) a windblown leaf?(FX)
Will you chase(FY) after dry chaff?(FZ)
26 For you write down bitter things against me
and make me reap the sins of my youth.(GA)
27 You fasten my feet in shackles;(GB)
you keep close watch on all my paths(GC)
by putting marks on the soles of my feet.
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