Job Longs for God 1 DRA Then Job answered, and said: BSB BSB: Then Job answered:
2 DRA Now also my words are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is more grievous than my mourning. BSB BSB: “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
4 DRA I would set judgment before him, and would fill my mouth with complaints. BSB BSB: I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 DRA That I might know the words that he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me. BSB BSB: I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.
6 DRA I would not that he should contend with me with much strength, nor overwhelm me with the weight of his greatness. BSB BSB: Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
7 DRA Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory. BSB BSB: Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
9 DRA If to the left hand, what shall I do? I shall not take hold on him: if I turn myself to the right hand, I shall not see him. BSB BSB: When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
10 DRA But he knoweth my way, and has tried me as gold that passeth through the fire: BSB BSB: Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
11 DRA My foot hath followed his steps, I have kept his way, and have not declined from it. BSB BSB: My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
12 DRA I have not departed from the commandments of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hid in my bosom. BSB BSB: I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
13 DRA For he is alone, and no man can turn away his thought: and whatsoever is soul hath desired, that hath he done. BSB BSB: But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
14 DRA And when he shall have fulfilled his will in me, many other like things are also at hand with him. BSB BSB: For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.
15 DRA And therefore I am troubled at his presence, and when I consider him I am made pensive with fear. BSB BSB: Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
16 DRA God hath softened my heart, and the Almighty hath troubled me. BSB BSB: God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.
17 DRA For I have not perished because of the darkness that hangs over me, neither hath the mist covered my face. BSB BSB: Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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