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Job 10:12-12:6
English Standard Version
Job 10:12-12:6
English Standard Version
12 You have granted me life and steadfast love,
and your care has preserved my spirit.
13 Yet these things you hid in your heart;
I know that (A)this was your purpose.
14 If I sin, you (B)watch me
and do not (C)acquit me of my iniquity.
15 (D)If I am guilty, woe to me!
If I am (E)in the right, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and (F)look on my affliction.
16 And were my head lifted up,[a] you would hunt me like (G)a lion
and again work (H)wonders against me.
17 You renew your (I)witnesses against me
and increase your vexation toward me;
you (J)bring fresh troops against me.
18 (K)“Why did you bring me out from the womb?
Would that I had died before any eye had seen me
19 (L)and were as though I had not been,
carried from the womb to the grave.
20 (M)Are not my days few?
(N)Then cease, and leave me alone, (O)that I may find a little cheer
21 before I go—and (P)I shall not return—
to the land of (Q)darkness and (R)deep shadow,
22 the land of gloom like thick darkness,
like deep shadow without any order,
where light is as thick darkness.”
Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse
11 Then (S)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Should (T)a multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?
3 Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
4 For (U)you say, ‘My (V)doctrine is pure,
and I am clean in God's[b] eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak
and open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For he is manifold in (W)understanding.[c]
Know then that God (X)exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
7 (Y)“Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
8 It is (Z)higher than heaven[d]—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 If he (AA)passes through and (AB)imprisons
and summons the court, who can (AC)turn him back?
11 For he knows (AD)worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
12 But a stupid man will get understanding
when (AE)a wild donkey's colt is (AF)born a man!
13 “If you (AG)prepare your heart,
you will (AH)stretch out your hands toward him.
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and let not injustice dwell in your tents.
15 Surely then you will (AI)lift up your face without (AJ)blemish;
you will be secure and will not fear.
16 You will (AK)forget your misery;
you will remember it as waters that have passed away.
17 And your life will be (AL)brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and (AM)take your rest in security.
19 You will (AN)lie down, and none will make you afraid;
many will (AO)court your favor.
20 But (AP)the eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is (AQ)to breathe their last.”
Job Replies: The Lord Has Done This
12 Then Job answered and said:
2 “No doubt you are the people,
and wisdom will die with you.
3 But I have (AR)understanding as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know (AS)such things as these?
4 I am (AT)a laughingstock to my friends;
I, who (AU)called to God and he answered me,
a just and blameless man, am a laughingstock.
5 In the thought of one who is (AV)at ease there is contempt for misfortune;
it is ready for those whose feet slip.
6 (AW)The tents of robbers are at peace,
and those who provoke God are secure,
who bring their god in their hand.[e]
Job 10:12-12:6
New International Version
Job 10:12-12:6
New International Version
12 You gave me life(A) and showed me kindness,(B)
and in your providence(C) watched over(D) my spirit.
13 “But this is what you concealed in your heart,
and I know that this was in your mind:(E)
14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(F)
and would not let my offense go unpunished.(G)
15 If I am guilty(H)—woe to me!(I)
Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(J)
for I am full of shame
and drowned in[a] my affliction.(K)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(L)
and again display your awesome power against me.(M)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(N)
and increase your anger toward me;(O)
your forces come against me wave upon wave.(P)
18 “Why then did you bring me out of the womb?(Q)
I wish I had died before any eye saw me.(R)
19 If only I had never come into being,
or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(S)
20 Are not my few days(T) almost over?(U)
Turn away from me(V) so I can have a moment’s joy(W)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(X)
to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(Y)
22 to the land of deepest night,
of utter darkness(Z) and disorder,
where even the light is like darkness.”(AA)
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(AB) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(AC)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(AD)
3 Will your idle talk(AE) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(AF)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(AG)
and I am pure(AH) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(AI)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(AJ)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(AK)
7 “Can you fathom(AL) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(AM) than the heavens(AN) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(AO)—what can you know?(AP)
9 Their measure(AQ) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(AR)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(AS)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(AT)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(AU) can be born human.[b](AV)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(AW) to him
and stretch out your hands(AX) to him,(AY)
14 if you put away(AZ) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(BA) to dwell in your tent,(BB)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(BC)
you will stand firm(BD) and without fear.(BE)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(BF)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(BG)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(BH)
and darkness will become like morning.(BI)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(BJ) in safety.(BK)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(BL)
and many will court your favor.(BM)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(BN)
and escape will elude them;(BO)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(BP)
Job
12 Then Job replied:
2 “Doubtless you are the only people who matter,
and wisdom will die with you!(BQ)
3 But I have a mind as well as you;
I am not inferior to you.
Who does not know all these things?(BR)
4 “I have become a laughingstock(BS) to my friends,(BT)
though I called on God and he answered(BU)—
a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!(BV)
5 Those who are at ease have contempt(BW) for misfortune
as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.(BX)
6 The tents of marauders are undisturbed,(BY)
and those who provoke God are secure(BZ)—
those God has in his hand.[c]
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