| 9:1 | Job: There Is No MediatorJob Finds No Comfort Then Job answered and said: |
| 9:2 | Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God? |
| 9:3 | If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand. |
| 9:4 | God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered? |
| 9:5 | He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger; |
| 9:6 | He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble; |
| 9:7 | He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; |
| 9:8 | He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea; |
| 9:9 | He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; |
| 9:10 | He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number. |
| 9:11 | If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; |
| 9:12 | If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, "What are You doing?' |
| 9:13 | God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him. |
| 9:14 | How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him? |
| 9:15 | For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge. |
| 9:16 | If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice. |
| 9:17 | For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause. |
| 9:18 | He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness. |
| 9:19 | If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court? |
| 9:20 | Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse. |
| 9:21 | I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life. |
| 9:22 | It is all one thing; Therefore I say, "He destroys the blameless and the wicked.' |
| 9:23 | If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight 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, who else could it be? |
| 9:25 | Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good. |
| 9:26 | They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey. |
| 9:27 | If I say, "I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,' |
| 9:28 | I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent. |
| 9:29 | If I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain? |
| 9:30 | If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap, |
| 9:31 | Yet You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me. |
| 9:32 | For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together. |
| 9:33 | Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both. |
| 9:34 | Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me. |
| 9:35 | Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me. |