Job 33:1-33 CSB

[1] But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words. [2] I am going to open my mouth; my tongue will form words on my palate. [3] My words come from my upright heart, and my lips speak with sincerity what they know. [4] The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. [5] Refute me if you can. Prepare your case against me; take your stand. [6] I am just like you before God; I was also pinched off from a piece of clay. [7] Fear of me should not terrify you; no pressure from me should weigh you down. [8] Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: [9] "I am pure, without transgression; I am clean and have no iniquity. [10] But he finds reasons to oppose me; he regards me as his enemy. [11] He puts my feet in the stocks; he stands watch over all my paths." [12] But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man. [13] Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks? [14] For God speaks time and again, but a person may not notice it. [15] In a dream, a vision in the night, when deep sleep comes over people as they slumber on their beds, [16] he uncovers their ears and terrifies them with warnings, [17] in order to turn a person from his actions and suppress the pride of a person. [18] God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death. [19] A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, [20] so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food. [21] His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his unseen bones stick out. [22] He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the executioners. [23] If there is an angel on his side, one mediator out of a thousand, to tell a person what is right for him [24] and to be gracious to him and say, "Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found a ransom," [25] then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth, and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor. [26] He will pray to God, and God will delight in him. That person will see his face with a shout of joy, and God will restore his righteousness to him. [27] He will look at men and say, "I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved. [28] He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will continue to see the light." [29] God certainly does all these things two or three times to a person [30] in order to turn him back from the Pit, so he may shine with the light of life. [31] Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak. [32] But if you have something to say, answer me; speak, for I would like to justify you. [33] If not, then listen to me; be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.