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9:1 Then Job answered, 9:2 "In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God? 9:3 "If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times. 9:4 "Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm? 9:5 "It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger; 9:6 Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; 9:7 Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars; 9:8 Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea; 9:9 Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; 9:10 Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number. 9:11 "Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him. 9:12 "Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?' 9:13 "God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab. 9:14 "How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him? 9:15 "For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge. 9:16 "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice. 9:17 "For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause. 9:18 "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness. 9:19 "If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him? 9:20 "Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty. 9:21 "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life. 9:22 "It is all one; therefore I say, 'He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.' 9:23 "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent. 9:24 "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it? 9:25 "Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. 9:26 "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey. 9:27 "Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,' 9:28 I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me. 9:29 "I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain? 9:30 "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye, 9:31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me. 9:32 "For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together. 9:33 "There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both. 9:34 "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me. 9:35 "Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.