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33 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.

Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words:—

I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;

10 Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

12 Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.

13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

14 For God speaketh once, and twice,—[and man] perceiveth it not—

15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

16 Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,

17 That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

20 And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;

21 His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

22 And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

24 Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

25 His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.

26 He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

27 He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

28 He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

29 Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,

30 To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

31 Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33 If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

33 Wherefore, Iyov, now, hear my speeches, and pay heed to all my words.

Hinei, now I have opened my mouth, my leshon hath spoken in my mouth.

My words shall be of my yosher lev (the uprightness of my heart), and my lips shall utter da’as that is pure.

The Ruach El [Ruach Hakodesh] hath made me, and the Neshamah of Shaddai hath given me life.

Im (If) thou canst, answer me; set thy words in order in my presence; take thy stand.

See, I am like thee, of El, from chomer (clay) was I taken also.

Hinei, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

Surely thou hast spoken in my ozen, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

I am pure without peysha; I am clean; neither is there avon in me [Yn 8:46].

10 Yet He findeth tenuot (occasions) against me, He counteth me for his oyev,

11 He putteth my raglayim in the stocks, He watcheth all my orkhot.

12 But in this thou art not right; I will answer thee, that Eloah is greater than enosh.

13 Why dost thou contend against Him? For He giveth not account of any of His matters.

14 For El speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not.

15 In a chalom, in a chezyon lailah, when deep sleep falleth upon anashim, in slumberings upon the mishkav (bed),

16 Then He openeth the ozen anashim, and sealeth their admonition

17 That He may turn them aside from their deeds, and hide pride from gever (man).

18 He keepeth back his nefesh from the shachat, and his life from the overthrow of the sword.

19 He is chastened also with pain upon his mishkav, and the continual strife in his atzmot;

20 So that his life abhorreth lechem, and his nefesh dainty food.

21 His basar is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his atzmot that were not seen stick out.

22 Yea, his nefesh draweth near unto the shachat, and his life to the ones bringing death.

23 If there be a malach (messenger, i.e., Malach HaBrit, HaAdon [see Malachi 3:1] ) as melitz (mediator) for him, one of a thousand, who declares a person yashar (upright, Isa 53:11),

24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the shachat (pit); I have found a kofer (ransom) [Mk 10:45].

25 His basar shall be restored like a na’ar; he shall return to the yamim of his youthful vigor;

26 He shall pray unto Eloah, and be accepted by Him, and he shall see His face with teruah (shouts of joy); thus He recompenseth unto enosh his tzedek.

27 He looketh upon anashim, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was yashar, and it was not recompensed to me,

28 He will redeem his nefesh from going into the shachat, and his life shall see the ohr.

29 Lo, all these things worketh El, twice, shalosh with gever (man)

30 To bring back his nefesh from the shachat (pit), to be enlightened with the Ohr HaChayyim (light of the living).

31 Mark well, O Iyov, pay heed unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.

32 If thou hast anything to say, answer me; dabbir (speak), for I desire to justify thee.

33 If not, pay heed unto me; hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee chochmah.