Job 9:1-35 LSB

[1] Then Job answered and said, [2] “In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God? [3] “If one desired to contend with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times. [4] “Wise in heart and mighty in power, Who has stiffened his neck against Him and been at peace? [5] “God is the One who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger; [6] The One who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; [7] The One who says for the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; [8] Who alone stretches out the heavens, And tramples down the waves of the sea; [9] Who makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; [10] Who does great things, unsearchable, And wondrous works, innumerable. [11] “Were He to sweep by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him. [12] “Were He to snatch away, who could turn Him back? Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’ [13] “God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab. [14] “How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him? [15] “For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to plead for the grace of my judge. [16] “If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was giving ear to my voice. [17] “For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause. [18] “He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness. [19] “If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the mighty one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can make Him testify? [20] “Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am blameless, He will declare me perverse. [21] “I am blameless; I do not know my soul; I reject my life. [22] “It is all one; therefore I say, ‘He consumes the blameless and the wicked.’ [23] “If the scourge puts to death suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent. [24] “The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it? [25] “Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away; they do not see good. [26] “They sweep by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its food. [27] “Though I say, ‘I will forget my musing, I will forsake my sad countenance and be cheerful,’ [28] I am afraid of all my pains; I know that You will not acquit me. [29] “I am accounted wicked; Why then should I toil in vain? [30] “If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, [31] Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me. [32] “For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court for judgment together. [33] “There is no adjudicator between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both. [34] “Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. [35] “Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.