Job 23
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Job Replies: My Complaint Is Bitter
23 Then Job answered:
2 “Today also my complaint is bitter;[a]
his[b] hand is heavy despite my groaning.(A)
3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his dwelling!(B)
4 I would lay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.(C)
5 I would learn what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power?
No, but he would give heed to me.
7 There the upright could reason with him,
and I should be acquitted forever by my judge.(D)
8 “If I go forward, he is not there;
or backward, I cannot perceive him;(E)
9 on the left he hides, and I cannot behold him;
I turn[c] to the right, but I cannot see him.
10 But he knows the way that I take;
when he has tested me, I shall come out like gold.(F)
11 My foot has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have not turned aside.(G)
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have treasured his words in my bosom.[d](H)
13 But he stands alone, and who can dissuade him?
What he desires, that he does.(I)
14 For he will complete what he appoints for me,
and many such things are in his mind.(J)
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
when I consider, I am in dread of him.
16 God has made my heart faint;
the Almighty[e] has terrified me.(K)
17 If only I could vanish in darkness,
and thick darkness would cover my face
Job 23
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Respuesta de Job
23 Entonces Job respondió:
2 «Aun hoy mi queja(A) es rebelión;
Su[a] mano es pesada(B) a pesar de mi gemido.
3 -»¡Quién me diera saber dónde encontrarlo,
Para poder llegar hasta Su trono[b]!
4 -»Expondría ante Él mi causa,
Llenaría mi boca de argumentos(C).
5 -»Aprendería yo las palabras que Él me respondiera,
Y entendería lo que me dijera.
6 -»¿Discutiría Él conmigo con la grandeza de Su poder(D)?
No, ciertamente me prestaría atención.
7 -»Allí el justo razonaría con Él(E),
Y yo sería librado(F) para siempre de mi Juez[c].
8 ¶»Me adelanto, pero Él no está allí,
Retrocedo, pero no lo puedo percibir(G);
9 Cuando se manifiesta a la izquierda, no lo distingo,
Se vuelve a la derecha, y no lo veo.
10 -»Pero Él sabe el camino que tomo[d];
Cuando me haya probado(H), saldré como el oro.
11 -»Mi pie ha seguido firme en Su senda[e],
Su camino he guardado y no me he desviado(I).
12 -»Del mandamiento de Sus labios no me he apartado,
He atesorado las palabras de Su boca(J) más que[f] mi comida[g].
13 -»Pero Él es único, ¿y quién lo hará cambiar?
Lo que desea Su alma, eso hace.
14 -»Porque Él hace lo que está determinado para mí,
Y muchos decretos como estos hay con Él.
15 -»Por tanto, me espantaría ante Su presencia;
Cuando lo pienso, siento terror de Él.
16 -»Es Dios el que ha hecho desmayar mi corazón,
Y el Todopoderoso el que me ha perturbado(K);
17 Pero no me hacen callar las tinieblas(L),
Ni la densa oscuridad que me cubre(M).
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