27 And they will go to others and say,

‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,

but I did not get what I deserved.

28 God has delivered me from going down to the pit,

and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’

29 “God does all these things to a person—

twice, even three times—

30 to turn them back from the pit,

that the light of life may shine on them.

31 “Pay attention, Job, and listen to me;

be silent, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me;

speak up, for I want to vindicate you.

33 But if not, then listen to me;

be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

27 He looketh upon men, and if any say,

I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,

And it profited me not;

28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit,

And his life shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these things worketh God

Oftentimes with man,

30 To bring back his soul from the pit,

To be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me:

Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 If not, hearken unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

27 He will declare to his friends,

‘I sinned and twisted the truth,

but it was not worth it.

28 God rescued me from the grave,

and now my life is filled with light.’

29 “Yes, God does these things

again and again for people.

30 He rescues them from the grave

so they may enjoy the light of life.

31 Mark this well, Job. Listen to me,

for I have more to say.

32 But if you have anything to say, go ahead.

Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.

33 But if not, then listen to me.

Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!”

27 Then he looks at men and says,

‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,

And it did not profit me.’

28 He will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit,

And his life shall see the light.

29 “Behold, God works all these things,

Twice, in fact, three times with a man,

30 To bring back his soul from the Pit,

That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

31 “Give ear, Job, listen to me;

Hold your peace, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me;

Speak, for I desire to justify you.

33 If not, listen to me;

Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

27 Then he will say to others,

‘I sinned and twisted what was right,

but I did not receive the punishment I should have received.

28 God bought my life back from death,

and I will continue to enjoy life.’

29 “God does all these things to a person

two or even three times

30 so he won’t die as punishment for his sins

and so he may still enjoy life.

31 “Job, pay attention and listen to me;

be quiet, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me;

speak up, because I want to prove you right.

33 But if you have nothing to say, then listen to me;

be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

27 He singeth before men, and saith,

I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,

And it profited me not:

28 He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,

And my life shall behold the light.

29 Lo, all these things doth God work,

Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

30 To bring back his soul from the pit,

That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me:

Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 If not, hearken thou unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

27 He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me; 28 He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these things worketh •God twice, thrice, with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

27 Each one sings in front of other people and says, 

‘I sinned and did wrong instead of what was right, 

and it did me no good. 

28 The messenger has freed my soul from going into the pit, 

and my life will see the light.’ 

29 Truly, God does all this two or three times with people 

30 to turn their souls away from the pit 

and to enlighten them with the light of life. 

31 “Pay attention, Job! Listen to me! 

Keep quiet, and let me speak. 

32 If you have a response, answer me. 

Speak, because I’d be happy if you were right. 

33 If not, you listen to me. 

Keep quiet, and I’ll teach you wisdom.” 

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 man

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.

27 That person sings to others and says,

‘I sinned, and perverted what was right,

and it was not paid back to me.

28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,

and my life shall see the light.’

29 “God indeed does all these things,

twice, three times, with mortals,

30 to bring back their souls from the Pit,

so that they may see the light of life.

31 Pay heed, Job, listen to me;

be silent, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me;

speak, for I desire to justify you.

33 If not, listen to me;

be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

27 “He will sing to men, and he will say,

‘I have sinned and have perverted what is right,

and it was not paid back to me.

28 He redeemed my life from going down into the pit,

so I will enjoy the light.’

29 Look, God does all these things

twice, three times with a person

30 to bring his life back from the pit

so that he may enjoy the light of life.

31 “Listen attentively, Job; listen to me;

be silent, and I will speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me;

speak, for I desire to justify you.

33 If not, you listen to me;

be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

27 Then the person comes to others and says,

‘I sinned. I made what was wrong appear to be right.

But I wasn’t punished as I should have been.

28 God set me free. He kept me from going down into the grave.

So I’ll live to enjoy the light that leads to life.’

29 “God does all of those things to people.

In fact, he does them again and again.

30 He wants to stop people from going down into the grave.

Then the light that leads to life will shine on them.

31 “Pay attention, Job! Listen to me!

Be quiet so I can speak.

32 If you have anything to say, answer me.

Speak up. I want to help you be cleared of all charges.

33 But if you don’t have anything to say, listen to me.

Be quiet so I can teach you how to be wise.”

27 “He will sing to men and say,

‘I have sinned and perverted what is right,

And it is not proper for me.

28 ‘He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit,

And my life shall see the light.’

29 “Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,

30 To bring back his soul from the pit,

That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

31 “Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;

Keep silent, and let me speak.

32 “Then if you have anything to say, answer me;

Speak, for I desire to justify you.

33 “If not, listen to me;

Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”