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 Job 23:1 |
Then Job replied: |
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Job 23:2 |
"Even today my complaint is bitter; his hand [fn] is heavy in spite of [fn] my groaning. |
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Job 23:3 |
If only I knew where to find him; if only I could go to his dwelling! |
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Job 23:4 |
I would state my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments. |
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Job 23:5 |
I would find out what he would answer me, and consider what he would say. |
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Job 23:6 |
Would he oppose me with great power? No, he would not press charges against me. |
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Job 23:7 |
There an upright man could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge. |
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Job 23:8 |
"But if I go to the east, he is not there; if I go to the west, I do not find him. |
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Job 23:9 |
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. |
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Job 23:10 |
But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. |
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Job 23:11 |
My feet have closely followed his steps; I have kept to his way without turning aside. |
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Job 23:12 |
I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread. |
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Job 23:13 |
"But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? He does whatever he pleases. |
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Job 23:14 |
He carries out his decree against me, and many such plans he still has in store. |
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Job 23:15 |
That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him. |
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Job 23:16 |
God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me. |
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Job 23:17 |
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face. |
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