Job 33:7–11

7 No fear of me should alarm you,

nor should my hand be heavy on you.

8 “But you have said in my hearing—

I heard the very words—

9 ‘I am pure, I have done no wrong;

I am clean and free from sin.

10 Yet God has found fault with me;

he considers me his enemy.

11 He fastens my feet in shackles;

he keeps close watch on all my paths.’

7 Behold, no fear of me need terrify you;

my pressure will not be heavy upon you.

8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears,

and I have heard the sound of your words.

9 You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression;

I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.

10 Behold, he finds occasions against me,

he counts me as his enemy,

11 he puts my feet in the stocks

and watches all my paths.’

7 So you don’t need to be afraid of me.

I won’t come down hard on you.

8 “You have spoken in my hearing,

and I have heard your very words.

9 You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;

I am innocent; I have no guilt.

10 God is picking a quarrel with me,

and he considers me his enemy.

11 He puts my feet in the stocks

and watches my every move.’

7 Surely no fear of me will terrify you,

Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

8 “Surely you have spoken in my hearing,

And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,

9 ‘I am pure, without transgression;

I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

10 Yet He finds occasions against me,

He counts me as His enemy;

11 He puts my feet in the stocks,

He watches all my paths.’

7 Don’t be afraid of me;

I will not be hard on you.

8 “But I heard what you have said;

I heard every word.

9 You said, ‘I am pure and without sin;

I am innocent and free from guilt.

10 But God has found fault with me;

he considers me his enemy.

11 He locks my feet in chains

and closely watches everywhere I go.’

7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,

Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing,

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

9 I am clean, without transgression;

I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:

10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me,

He counteth me for his enemy:

11 He putteth my feet in the stocks,

He marketh all my paths.

7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

8 Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words: — 9 I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me; 10 Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy; 11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

7 You certainly don’t need to be terrified of me. 

I won’t put too much pressure on you. 

8 “But you spoke directly to me, 

and I listened to your words. 

9 ⸤You said,⸥ ‘I’m pure—without any rebellious acts ⸤against God⸥. 

I’m clean; I have no sin. 

10 God is only looking for an excuse to attack me. 

He considers me his enemy. 

11 He puts my feet in the stocks and watches all my paths.’ 

7 Fear of me should not terrify you;

the pressure I exert against you will be light.

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 guilt.

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.”

7 No fear of me need terrify you;

my pressure will not be heavy on you.

8 “Surely, you have spoken in my hearing,

and I have heard the sound of your words.

9 You say, ‘I am clean, without transgression;

I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me.

10 Look, he finds occasions against me;

he counts me as his enemy;

11 he puts my feet in the stocks

and watches all my paths.’

7 Look, dread of me should not terrify you,

and my hand will not be heavy upon you.

8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears,

and I have heard the sound of your words:

9 ‘I am clean, without transgression;

I am pure, and there is no guilt in me.

10 Look, he finds fault against me;

he reckons me as his enemy;

11 he puts my feet in the block;

he watches all my paths.’

7 You don’t have to be afraid of me.

My hand won’t be too heavy on you.

8 “But I heard what you said.

And here are the exact words I heard.

9 You said, ‘I’m pure. I haven’t sinned in the ways you have charged.

I’m clean. I’m not guilty of doing anything wrong.

10 But God has found fault with me.

He thinks I’m his enemy.

11 He puts my feet in chains.

He watches every step I take.’

7 “Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,

Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.

8 “Surely you have spoken in my hearing,

And I have heard the sound of your words:

9 ‘I am pure, without transgression;

I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.

10 ‘Behold, He invents pretexts against me;

He counts me as His enemy.

11 ‘He puts my feet in the stocks;

He watches all my paths.’