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Job on God's Sovereignty and His Complaint

Job 9:1-10:22

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Chapter 9
1 He answered Job and said. 2 Indeed, I know that it is so, but how will mortal man be righteous with God? 3 If he delights to contend with him, he will not answer him one from a thousand. 4 The wise of heart and mighty of strength—who hardens himself against him and confirms the word? 5 He is the one who removes mountains, and they do not know it when he overturns them in his anger. 6 The one who shakes Earth from its place, and its pillars shudder. 7 Who says to the sun, "It does not shine," and seals the stars? 8 He stretches out the heavens by himself and treads on the high places of the sea. 9 He made Ash, Kesil, and Kimah, and the chambers of Teman. 10 doing great things beyond searching and wonders beyond numbering. 11 Behold, he passes over me, and I do not see him; he passes by, and I do not understand him. 12 Behold, he seizes—who will make him return it? Who will say to him, "What are you doing?" 13 God will not turn back his anger; under him bowed down the helpers of Rahab. 14 How then can I answer him and choose his words, people? 15 which if I am righteous I will not answer in my legal case; I will beg 16 If I called and he answered me, I would not believe that he listens to my voice. 17 who crushes me with a hair's breadth and multiplies my wounds for nothing. 18 He will not give me back my spirit, for he would fill me with bitterness. 19 If to mighty power, behold, and if to judgment, who will appoint me? 20 If I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; if I am innocent, it will twist me. 21 "Blameless—I do not know my soul; I reject my life." 22 It is one; therefore I said, "He finishes off blameless and wicked." 23 If a scourge suddenly kills the innocent who hide, he mocks. 24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not, then who is he? 25 And my days are swift; they flee like a runner; they do not see good. 26 They pass away like ships of reed, like an eagle swooping on its food. 27 If I say, "I will forget my meditation. I will leave my face and brighten up," 28 I am afraid. I know that you will not acquit me of all my grief. 29 I am wicked—why then do I toil in this vanity? 30 If I washed myself in snow waters and cleansed my palms in soap, 31 then in Sheol you will dip me, and you will abominate my wholeness 32 For he is not a man like me, that I should answer him; that we should come together in court. 33 There is no arbiter between us who might put his hand on both of us. 34 Let him remove his staff from upon me and his truth—do not terrify me. 35 Then I will speak and not fear him, for I am not like that before him.
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Chapter 10
1 My soul is weary of my life; I will give free rein to my complaint against myself. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 Say to God, to God: "Do not condemn me as wicked. Make me know on what you dispute with me." 3 Does it delight you that you oppress, that you reject the labor of your hands, and that you shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 4 Do you have eyes of flesh? Or do you see as a man sees? 5 Are your days like those of a human? Or your years like the days of a man? 6 For you seek my affliction, and you inquire about my sin offering. 7 concerning your knowing that I am not wicked and none delivers from your hand 8 Your hands shaped me and made me together all around, and you swallow me. 9 Remember now that you made me like clay, and you will return me to dust. 10 Did you not pour me out like milk and curdle me like cheese? 11 You clothe me with skin and flesh, and you fence me in with bones and sinews. 12 You made life and steadfast love with me, and your visitation kept my spirit. 13 And these hidden things in your heart I have known, for this is with you. 14 If I sinned, and you kept me, and from my iniquity you will not acquit me. 15 If my wickedness—I make disgusting to him, and my righteousness—I do not lift my head; I am sated with shame, and he sees my oppression. 16 And it rises like a lion—you hunt me, and you sit and gaze in emptiness upon me. 17 You renew your witnesses against me, and you multiply your anger against me; changes and a host are with me. 18 And why did you bring me out from the womb, that I should die, and an eye not see me. 19 as if I had not been, I would be carried from womb to grave 20 Are not my days few? Let them cease, leave me alone, and I will go on a little. 21 before I go and do not return, to the land of darkness and deep shadow of death 22 Earth of gloom like the shadow of death, without order and like darkness.