Job
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English: New American Standard Bible |
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Job 8 [Commentary]
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Then Bildad the Shuhite answered, |
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"How long will you say these things, And the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
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"Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
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"If your sons sinned against Him, Then He delivered them into the power of their transgression.
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"If you would seek God And implore the compassion of the Almighty,
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If you are pure and upright, Surely now He would rouse Himself for you And restore your righteous estate.
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"Though your beginning was insignificant, Yet your end will increase greatly.
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"Please inquire of past generations, And consider the things searched out by their fathers.
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"For we are only of yesterday and know nothing, Because our days on earth are as a shadow.
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"Will they not teach you and tell you, And bring forth words from their minds?
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"Can the papyrus grow up without a marsh? Can the rushes grow without water?
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"While it is still green and not cut down, Yet it withers before any other plant.
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"So are the paths of all who forget God; And the hope of the godless will perish,
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Whose confidence is fragile, And whose trust a spider's web.
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"He trusts in his house, but it does not stand; He holds fast to it, but it does not endure.
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"He thrives before the sun, And his shoots spread out over his garden.
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"His roots wrap around a rock pile, He grasps a house of stones.
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"If he is removed from his place, Then it will deny him, saying, `I never saw you.'
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"Behold, this is the joy of His way; And out of the dust others will spring.
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"Lo, God will not reject a man of integrity, Nor will He support the evildoers.
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"He will yet fill your mouth with laughter And your lips with shouting.
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"Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, And the tent of the wicked will be no longer."
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Job 9 [Commentary] [Map]
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Then Job answered, |
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"In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
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"If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
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"Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
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"It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;
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Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
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Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
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Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
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Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
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Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
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"Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
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"Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, `What are You doing?'
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"God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
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"How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?
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"For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
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"If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
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"For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.
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"He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
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"If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
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"Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
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"I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
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"It is all one; therefore I say, `He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'
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"If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
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"The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
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"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
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"They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
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"Though I say, `I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'
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I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.
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"I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?
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"If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
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Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.
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"For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.
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"There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
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"Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
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"Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.
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Job 10 [Commentary]
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"I loathe my own life; I will give full vent to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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"I will say to God, `Do not condemn me; Let me know why You contend with me.
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`Is it right for You indeed to oppress, To reject the labor of Your hands, And to look favorably on the schemes of the wicked?
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`Have You eyes of flesh? Or do You see as a man sees?
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`Are Your days as the days of a mortal, Or Your years as man's years,
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That You should seek for my guilt And search after my sin?
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`According to Your knowledge I am indeed not guilty, Yet there is no deliverance from Your hand.
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`Your hands fashioned and made me altogether, And would You destroy me?
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`Remember now, that You have made me as clay; And would You turn me into dust again?
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`Did You not pour me out like milk And curdle me like cheese;
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Clothe me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews?
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`You have granted me life and lovingkindness; And Your care has preserved my spirit.
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`Yet these things You have concealed in Your heart; I know that this is within You:
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If I sin, then You would take note of me, And would not acquit me of my guilt.
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`If I am wicked, woe to me! And if I am righteous, I dare not lift up my head. I am sated with disgrace and conscious of my misery.
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`Should my head be lifted up, You would hunt me like a lion; And again You would show Your power against me.
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`You renew Your witnesses against me And increase Your anger toward me; Hardship after hardship is with me.
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`Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!
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`I should have been as though I had not been, Carried from womb to tomb.'
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"Would He not let my few days alone? Withdraw from me that I may have a little cheer
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Before I go--and I shall not return-- To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
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The land of utter gloom as darkness itself, Of deep shadow without order, And which shines as the darkness."
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