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[1] WHEREFORE, hear my speech, O Job, and hearken to all my sayings.
[2] Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaks in my mouth.
[3] The words of my mouth are upright, and the utterances of my lips are pure.
[4] The Spirit of God has stirred me up, and the breath of the Almighty has given me life.
[5] If you can answer me, then prepare yourself and stand up before me.
[6] For I am also like you before God; I also am formed out of clay.
[7] Therefore my admonishings will not make you to tremble, neither will my rebuke be heavy upon you
[8] Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying,
[9] I am blameless without transgressions, I am righteous; and there is no iniquity in me, and I am far removed from wickedness.
[10] Behold, he finds occasions against me, he counts me as his enemy.
[11] He puts my feet in the stocks, he watches all my paths.
[12] Behold, in this you cannot justify yourself; I will answer you, that God is greater than man.
[13] Why do you strive with him, seeing that he does not give an account of any of his matters
[14] For God speaks once; he does not speak a second time;
[15] In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering upon the bed;
[16] Then he opens the ears of men, and humbles them according to their rebelliousness.
[17] That he may cause man to depart from his evil-doings, and remove pride from him;
[18] He spares his soul from corruption, and his life from perdition
[19] Man is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain;
[20] So that his flesh fails because of his fear, and his soul is not satisfied with bread, and covets food.
[21] His flesh is wasted away because of his fear, so that a greater part of his bones can he seen.
[22] Yea, his soul draws near to corruption, and his life to death.
[23] If a man have an angel to whom one would listen once in a thousand times, the angel would show him the way of uprightness
[24] And be gracious to him and say, Deliver this man lest he go down to corruption; he has found salvation;
[25] Then his flesh will change to that of his childhood; and he shall return to the days of his youth;
[26] And he shall pray to God, and he will hear him and be pleased with him, and God shall appear before him with glory; for he will render to men his righteousness.
[27] Then the uprightness will bear witness concerning the man; and he shall say, I have truly sinned and I am at fault; and it profiteth me not;
[28] Deliver my soul from perdition, and my life shall see the light
[29] Lo, all these things God does three times with a man,
[30] To bring back his soul from corruption, to see the light of the living.
[31] Incline your ear, O Job, hearken to me; be silent, and I will speak.
[32] If you have anything to say, answer me; for I desire that you may be justified.
[33] But if you will not listen, then be silent, and I shall teach you wisdom
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