Job 33

33Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches,

And hearken to all my words.

^2aBehold, now I have opened my mouth,

My tongue hath spoken ^†in my mouth.

^3bMy words shall be of the uprightness of my heart:

And my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

⁴The Spirit of God hath made me,

And ^cthe breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

⁵If thou canst ^danswer me,

Set ^ethy words in order before me, stand up.

⁶Behold, I am ^†according to thy wish in God’s stead:

I also am ^†formed out of ^fthe clay.

⁷Behold, ^gmy terror shall not make thee afraid,

Neither shall ^hmy hand be heavy upon thee.

⁸Surely thou hast spoken ^†in mine hearing,

And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

⁹ⁱI am clean ^jwithout transgression,

I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.

¹⁰Behold, he findeth ^koccasions against me,

^lHe counteth me for his enemy,

^11mHe putteth my feet in the stocks,

^mnHe marketh all my paths.

¹²Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee,

That God is greater than man.

¹³Why dost thou ^ostrive against him?

For ^†he giveth not account of any of his matters.

¹⁴For God speaketh once,

Yea twice, yet man ^pperceiveth it not.

^15qIn a dream, ^rin a vision of the night,

^rWhen deep sleep falleth upon men,

In slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶Then ^†he openeth the ears of men,

And ^ssealeth their instruction,

¹⁷That he may withdraw man from his ^†purpose,

And hide ^tpride from man.

¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from the pit,

And his life ^†from perishing by ^uthe sword.

¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,

And the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

²⁰So that ^whis life abhorreth bread,

And his soul ^†dainty meat.

²¹His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;

And his bones that were not seen ^xstick out.

²²Yea, his ^ysoul draweth near unto the grave,

And his ^ylife to the destroyers.

²³If there be a ^zmessenger with him, an ^ainterpreter,

^bOne among ^ca thousand,

To shew unto man ^dhis uprightness:

²⁴Then he is gracious unto him, and saith,

Deliver him from going down to the pit:

I have ^efound ^||a ransom.

^25fHis flesh shall be fresher ^†than a child’s:

He ^fshall return to the days of his youth:

²⁶He shall ^gpray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him:

And ^hhe shall see his face ⁱwith joy:

For he will render unto man his righteousness.

^27||He ^klooketh upon men, and if any ^lsay,

I ^mhave sinned, and ^mperverted that which was right,

And it profited me not;

^28||He will deliver ⁿhis soul from going into the pit,

And his life ^oshall see the light.

²⁹Lo, all these things worketh God

^†Oftentimes with man,

^30pTo bring back his soul from the pit,

To be enlightened ^qwith the light of the living.

³¹Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³²If thou hast any thing to say, ^ranswer me:

^sSpeak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³If not, hearken unto me:

Hold thy peace, and I shall ^tteach thee wisdom.