Job 9 — YLT
9Verse 1And Job answereth and saith: —Verse 2Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what — is man righteous with God?Verse 3If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.Verse 4Wise in heart and strong in power — Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?Verse 5Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.Verse 6Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.Verse 7Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.Verse 8Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,Verse 9Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.Verse 10Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.Verse 11Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.Verse 12Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, 'What dost Thou?'Verse 13God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.Verse 14How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?Verse 15Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.Verse 16Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.Verse 17Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.Verse 18He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.Verse 19If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?Verse 20If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.Verse 21Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.Verse 22It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'Verse 23If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.Verse 24Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who [is] he?Verse 25My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,Verse 26They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.Verse 27Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'Verse 28I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.Verse 29I — I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.Verse 30If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,Verse 31Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.Verse 32But if a man like myself — I answer him, We come together into judgment.Verse 33If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.Verse 34He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,Verse 35I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.