Job 23:8-12

Amplified Bible

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“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
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To the left (north) He turns, but I cannot behold Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.
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“But He knows the way that I take [and He pays attention to it].
When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold [pure and luminous].^(A)
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“My feet have carefully followed His steps;
I have kept His ways and not turned aside.
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“I have not departed from the commandment of His lips;
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.