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World English Bible

Job 9 (WEBP)

[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?
[3] If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.
[4] God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?
[5] He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.
[6] He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble.
[7] He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.
[8] He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea.
[9] He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.
[10] He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.
[11] Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him.
[12] Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
[13] “God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.
[14] How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him?
[15] Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.
[16] If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn’t believe that he listened to my voice.
[17] For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.
[18] He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
[19] If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, ‘Who,’ says he, ‘will summon me?’
[20] Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.
[21] I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.
[22] “It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked.
[23] If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
[24] The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
[25] “Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good.
[26] They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey.
[27] If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up,’
[28] I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that you will not hold me innocent.
[29] I will be condemned. Why then do I labor in vain?
[30] If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,
[31] yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.
[32] For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, that we should come together in judgment.
[33] There is no umpire between us, that might lay his hand on us both.
[34] Let him take his rod away from me. Let his terror not make me afraid;
[35] then I would speak, and not fear him, for I am not so in myself.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Job 9 (KJVS)

[1] Then Job answered () and said, ()
[2] I know () it is so of a truth: But how should man be just () with God?
[3] If he will () contend () with him, He cannot answer () him one of a thousand.
[4] He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened () himself against him, and hath prospered? ()
[5] Which removeth () the mountains, and they know () not: Which overturneth () them in his anger.
[6] Which shaketh () the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble. ()
[7] Which commandeth () the sun, and it riseth () not; And sealeth up () the stars.
[8] Which alone spreadeth out () the heavens, And treadeth () upon the waves of the sea.
[9] Which maketh () Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, And the chambers of the south.
[10] Which doeth () great things past finding out; Yea, and wonders () without number.
[11] Lo, he goeth () by me, and I see () him not: He passeth on () also, but I perceive () him not.
[12] Behold, he taketh away, () who can hinder () him? Who will say () unto him, What doest () thou?
[13] If God will not withdraw () his anger, The proud helpers () do stoop () under him.
[14] How much less shall I answer () him, And choose out () my words to reason with him?
[15] Whom, though I were righteous, () yet would I not answer, () But I would make supplication () to my judge. ()
[16] If I had called, () and he had answered () me; Yet would I not believe () that he had hearkened () unto my voice.
[17] For he breaketh () me with a tempest, And multiplieth () my wounds without cause.
[18] He will not suffer () me to take () my breath, But filleth () me with bitterness.
[19] If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: And if of judgment, who shall set () me a time to plead?
[20] If I justify () myself, mine own mouth shall condemn () me: If I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. ()
[21] Though I were perfect, yet would I not know () my soul: I would despise () my life.
[22] This is one thing, therefore I said () it, He destroyeth () the perfect and the wicked.
[23] If the scourge slay () suddenly, He will laugh () at the trial of the innocent.
[24] The earth is given () into the hand of the wicked: He covereth () the faces of the judges () thereof; If not, where, and who is he?
[25] Now my days are swifter () than a post: () They flee away, () they see () no good.
[26] They are passed away () as the swift ships: As the eagle that hasteth () to the prey.
[27] If I say, () I will forget () my complaint, I will leave off () my heaviness, and comfort () myself:
[28] I am afraid () of all my sorrows, I know () that thou wilt not hold me innocent. ()
[29] If I be wicked, () Why then labour () I in vain?
[30] If I wash () myself with snow water, And make my hands never () so clean; ()
[31] Yet shalt thou plunge () me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor () me.
[32] For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer () him, And we should come () together in judgment.
[33] Neither is there any daysman () betwixt us, That might lay () his hand upon us both.
[34] Let him take his rod away () from me, And let not his fear terrify () me:
[35] Then would I speak, () and not fear () him; But it is not so with me.

Job 9:2 Or, before God
Job 9:8 Heb. heights
Job 9:12 Heb. who can turn him away?
Job 9:13 Heb. helpers of pride, or strength
Job 9:26 Heb. ships of desire. Or, ships of Ebeh
Job 9:31 Or, make me to be abhorred
Job 9:33 Heb. one that should argue. Or, Umpire
Job 9:35 Heb. but I am not so with myself

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Job 9 (BYZ)

[1] υπολαβων δε ιωβ λεγει
[2] επ αληθειας οιδα οτι ουτως εστιν πως γαρ εσται δικαιος βροτος παρα κυριω
[3] εαν γαρ βουληται κριθηναι αυτω ου μη υπακουση αυτω ινα μη αντειπη προς ενα λογον αυτου εκ χιλιων
[4] σοφος γαρ εστιν διανοια κραταιος τε και μεγας τις σκληρος γενομενος εναντιον αυτου υπεμεινεν
[5] ο παλαιων ορη και ουκ οιδασιν ο καταστρεφων αυτα οργη
[6] ο σειων την υπ ουρανον εκ θεμελιων οι δε στυλοι αυτης σαλευονται
[7] ο λεγων τω ηλιω και ουκ ανατελλει κατα δε αστρων κατασφραγιζει
[8] ο τανυσας τον ουρανον μονος και περιπατων ως επ εδαφους επι θαλασσης
[9] ο ποιων πλειαδα και εσπερον και αρκτουρον και ταμιεια νοτου
[10] ο ποιων μεγαλα και ανεξιχνιαστα ενδοξα τε και εξαισια ων ουκ εστιν αριθμος
[11] εαν υπερβη με ου μη ιδω και εαν παρελθη με ουδ ως εγνων
[12] εαν απαλλαξη τις αποστρεψει η τις ερει αυτω τι εποιησας
[13] αυτος γαρ απεστραπται οργην υπ αυτου εκαμφθησαν κητη τα υπ ουρανον
[14] εαν δε μου υπακουσηται η διακρινει τα ρηματα μου
[15] εαν τε γαρ ω δικαιος ουκ εισακουσεται μου του κριματος αυτου δεηθησομαι
[16] εαν τε καλεσω και υπακουση ου πιστευω οτι εισακηκοεν μου
[17] μη γνοφω με εκτριψη πολλα δε μου τα συντριμματα πεποιηκεν δια κενης
[18] ουκ εα γαρ με αναπνευσαι ενεπλησεν δε με πικριας
[19] οτι μεν γαρ ισχυι κρατει τις ουν κριματι αυτου αντιστησεται
[20] εαν γαρ ω δικαιος το στομα μου ασεβησει εαν τε ω αμεμπτος σκολιος αποβησομαι
[21] ειτε γαρ ησεβησα ουκ οιδα τη ψυχη πλην οτι αφαιρειται μου η ζωη
[22] διο ειπον μεγαν και δυναστην απολλυει οργη
[23] οτι φαυλοι εν θανατω εξαισιω αλλα δικαιοι καταγελωνται
[24] παραδεδονται γαρ εις χειρας ασεβους προσωπα κριτων αυτης συγκαλυπτει ει δε μη αυτος τις εστιν
[25] ο δε βιος μου εστιν ελαφροτερος δρομεως απεδρασαν και ουκ ειδοσαν
[26] η και εστιν ναυσιν ιχνος οδου η αετου πετομενου ζητουντος βοραν
[27] εαν τε γαρ ειπω επιλησομαι λαλων συγκυψας τω προσωπω στεναξω
[28] σειομαι πασιν τοις μελεσιν οιδα γαρ οτι ουκ αθωον με εασεις
[29] επειδη δε ειμι ασεβης δια τι ουκ απεθανον
[30] εαν γαρ απολουσωμαι χιονι και αποκαθαρωμαι χερσιν καθαραις
[31] ικανως εν ρυπω με εβαψας εβδελυξατο δε με η στολη
[32] ου γαρ ει ανθρωπος κατ εμε ω αντικρινουμαι ινα ελθωμεν ομοθυμαδον εις κρισιν
[33] ειθε ην ο μεσιτης ημων και ελεγχων και διακουων ανα μεσον αμφοτερων
[34] απαλλαξατω απ εμου την ραβδον ο δε φοβος αυτου μη με στροβειτω
[35] και ου μη φοβηθω αλλα λαλησω ου γαρ ουτω συνεπισταμαι