Job - Chapter 33 - King James 2000
- Therefore, Job, I pray you, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
- Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
- My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
- The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
- If you can answer me, set your words in order before me, stand up.
- Behold, I am according to your wish in God’s stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
- Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon you.
- Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
- I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me.
- Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me for his enemy,
- He puts my feet in the stocks, he marks all my paths.
- Behold, in this you are not just: I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
- Why do you strive against him? for he gives not account of any of his matters.
- For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not.
- In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
- Then he opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction,
- That he may turn man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
- He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
- He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
- So that his life abhors bread, and his soul the choicest food.
- His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen now stick out.
- Yea, his soul draws near unto the grave, and his life to those who bring death.
- If there be a messenger with him, a mediator, one of a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness:
- Then he is gracious unto him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
- His flesh shall be younger than a child’s: he shall return to the days of his youth:
- He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
- He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
- He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
- Lo, all these things works God twice, three times, with man,
- To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of life.
- Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I will speak.
- If you have any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify you.
- If not, hearken unto me: hold your peace, and I shall teach you wisdom.