Job 23:1–12

Job

23 Then Job replied:

2 “Even today my complaintv is bitter;w

his handa is heavy in spite ofb my groaning.x

3 If only I knew where to find him;

if only I could go to his dwelling!y

4 I would state my casez before him

and fill my mouth with arguments.a

5 I would find out what he would answer me,b

and consider what he would say to me.

6 Would he vigorously oppose me?c

No, he would not press charges against me.d

7 There the uprighte can establish their innocence before him,f

and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.g

8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;

if I go to the west, I do not find him.

9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;

when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.h

10 But he knows the way that I take;i

when he has tested me,j I will come forth as gold.k

11 My feet have closely followed his steps;l

I have kept to his way without turning aside.m

12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;n

I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.o