1 Then Job replied:

2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.

But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?

3 Though they wished to dispute with him,

they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.

4 His wisdom is profound, his power is vast.

Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?

5 He moves mountains without their knowing it

and overturns them in his anger.

6 He shakes the earth from its place

and makes its pillars tremble.

7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;

he seals off the light of the stars.

8 He alone stretches out the heavens

and treads on the waves of the sea.

9 He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

10 He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed,

miracles that cannot be counted.

11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.

12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?

Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “Truly I know that it is so:

But how can a man be in the right before God?

3 If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength

—who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not,

when he overturns them in his anger,

6 who shakes the earth out of its place,

and its pillars tremble;

7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;

who seals up the stars;

8 who alone stretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the sea;

9 who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

10 who does great things beyond searching out,

and marvelous things beyond number.

11 Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

12 Behold, he snatches away; who can turn him back?

Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 I know it is so of a truth:

But how should man be just with God?

3 If he will contend with him,

He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:

Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not:

Which overturneth them in his anger.

6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place,

And the pillars thereof tremble.

7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not;

And sealeth up the stars.

8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens,

And treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion,

And Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

10 Which doeth great things past finding out;

Yea, and wonders without number.

11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him?

Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

1 Then Job spoke again:

2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle.

But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?

3 If someone wanted to take God to court,

would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

4 For God is so wise and so mighty.

Who has ever challenged him successfully?

5 “Without warning, he moves the mountains,

overturning them in his anger.

6 He shakes the earth from its place,

and its foundations tremble.

7 If he commands it, the sun won’t rise

and the stars won’t shine.

8 He alone has spread out the heavens

and marches on the waves of the sea.

9 He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.

10 He does great things too marvelous to understand.

He performs countless miracles.

11 “Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him.

When he moves by, I do not see him go.

12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?

Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “Truly I know it is so,

But how can a man be righteous before God?

3 If one wished to contend with Him,

He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.

Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?

5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know

When He overturns them in His anger;

6 He shakes the earth out of its place,

And its pillars tremble;

7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;

He seals off the stars;

8 He alone spreads out the heavens,

And treads on the waves of the sea;

9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

10 He does great things past finding out,

Yes, wonders without number.

11 If He goes by me, I do not see Him;

If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;

12 If He takes away, who can hinder Him?

Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

1 Then Job answered:

2 “Yes, I know that this is true,

but how can anyone be right in the presence of God?

3 Someone might want to argue with God,

but no one could answer God,

not one time out of a thousand.

4 God’s wisdom is deep, and his power is great;

no one can fight him without getting hurt.

5 God moves mountains without anyone knowing it

and turns them over when he is angry.

6 He shakes the earth out of its place

and makes its foundations tremble.

7 He commands the sun not to shine

and shuts off the light of the stars.

8 He alone stretches out the skies

and walks on the waves of the sea.

9 It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades

and the groups of stars in the southern sky.

10 He does wonders that cannot be understood;

he does so many miracles they cannot be counted.

11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;

when he goes by me, I do not recognize him.

12 If he snatches something away, no one can stop him

or say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 Of a truth I know that it is so:

But how can man be just with God?

3 If he be pleased to contend with him,

He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength:

Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

5 Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not,

When he overturneth them in his anger;

6 That shaketh the earth out of its place,

And the pillars thereof tremble;

7 That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not,

And sealeth up the stars;

8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens,

And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,

And the chambers of the south;

10 That doeth great things past finding out,

Yea, marvellous things without number.

11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not:

He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

12 Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him?

Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

1 Then Job replied ⸤to his friends⸥, 

2 “Yes, I know that this is true. 

But how can a mortal be declared righteous to God? 

3 If he wished to debate with God, 

he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand. 

4 “God is wise in heart and mighty in power. 

Who could oppose him and win? 

5 He moves mountains without their knowing it, 

and he topples them in his anger. 

6 He shakes the earth from its place, 

and its pillars tremble. 

7 He commands the sun not to rise. 

He doesn’t let the stars come out. 

8 He stretches out the heavens by himself 

and walks on the waves of the sea. 

9 He made ⸤the constellations⸥ Ursa Major, Orion, and the Pleiades, 

and the clusters of stars in the south. 

10 He does great things that are unsearchable 

and miracles that cannot be numbered. 

11 He passes alongside of me, and I don’t even see him. 

He goes past me, and I don’t even notice him. 

12 He takes something away, ⸤but⸥ who can stop him? 

Who is going to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’ 

1 Then Job answered:

2 Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,

but how can a person be justified before God?

3 If one wanted to take Him to court,

he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

4 God is wise and all-powerful.

Who has opposed Him and come out unharmed?

5 He removes mountains without their knowledge,

overturning them in His anger.

6 He shakes the earth from its place

so that its pillars tremble.

7 He commands the sun not to shine

and seals off the stars.

8 He alone stretches out the heavens

and treads on the waves of the sea.

9 He makes the stars: the Bear, Orion,

the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.

10 He does great and unsearchable things,

wonders without number.

11 If He passes by me, I wouldn’t see Him;

if He goes right by, I wouldn’t recognize Him.

12 If He snatches something, who can stop Him?

Who can ask Him, “What are You doing?”

1 Then Job answered:

2 “Indeed I know that this is so;

but how can a mortal be just before God?

3 If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength

—who has resisted him, and succeeded?—

5 he who removes mountains, and they do not know it,

when he overturns them in his anger;

6 who shakes the earth out of its place,

and its pillars tremble;

7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;

who seals up the stars;

8 who alone stretched out the heavens

and trampled the waves of the Sea;

9 who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the chambers of the south;

10 who does great things beyond understanding,

and marvelous things without number.

11 Look, he passes by me, and I do not see him;

he moves on, but I do not perceive him.

12 He snatches away; who can stop him?

Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 “Truly I know that it is so,

but how can a human being be just before God?

3 If he wants to contend with him,

he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength;

who has resisted him and succeeded?

5 “He is the one who moves mountains, and they do not know how,

who overturns them in his anger.

6 He is the one who shakes the earth from its place,

and its pillars tremble.

7 He is the one who commands the sun, and it does not rise,

and he seals up the stars.

8 He is the one who alone stretches out the heavens

and who tramples on the waves of the sea.

9 He is the one who made the Bear and Orion,

the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

10 He is the one who does great things beyond understanding

and marvelous things beyond number.

11 “If he passes by me, I would not see him;

and if he should move on, I would not recognize him.

12 If he would snatch away, who could turn him?

Who could say to him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Job replied,

2 “I’m sure that what you have said is true.

But how can human beings be right with God?

3 They might wish to argue with him.

But they couldn’t answer him

even once in a thousand times.

4 His wisdom is deep. His power is great.

No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.

5 He moves mountains, and they don’t even know it.

When he is angry, he turns them upside down.

6 He shakes the earth loose from its place.

He makes its pillars tremble.

7 When he tells the sun not to shine, it doesn’t.

He turns off the light of the stars.

8 He’s the only one who can spread the heavens out.

He alone can walk on the waves of the ocean.

9 He made the Big Dipper and Orion.

He created the Pleiades and the southern stars.

10 He does wonderful things that can’t be understood.

He does miracles that can’t even be counted.

11 When he passes by me, I can’t see him.

When he goes past me, I can’t recognize him.

12 If he takes something, who can stop him?

Who would dare to ask him, ‘What are you doing?’

1 Then Job answered,

2 “In truth I know that this is so;

But how can a man be in the right before God?

3 “If one wished to dispute with Him,

He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

4 “Wise in heart and mighty in strength,

Who has defied Him without harm?

5 “It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,

When He overturns them in His anger;

6 Who shakes the earth out of its place,

And its pillars tremble;

7 Who commands 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, unfathomable,

And wondrous works without number.

11 “Were He to pass 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 restrain Him?

Who could say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’