Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man

Then Job [a]answered,

“In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a (A)man be in the right [b]before God?
“If one wished to (B)dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
(C)Wise in heart and (D)mighty in strength,
Who has [c](E)defied Him [d]without harm?
(F)It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how,
When He overturns them in His anger;
Who (G)shakes the earth out of its place,
And its (H)pillars tremble;
Who commands the (I)sun [e]not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
Who alone (J)stretches out the heavens
And [f](K)tramples down the waves of the sea;
Who makes the (L)Bear, Orion and the Pleiades,
And the (M)chambers of the south;
10 Who (N)does great things, [g]unfathomable,
And wondrous works without number.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 9:1 Lit answered and said
  2. Job 9:2 Lit with
  3. Job 9:4 Lit stiffened his neck against
  4. Job 9:4 Lit and remained safe
  5. Job 9:7 Lit and it does not shine
  6. Job 9:8 Lit treads upon the heights of
  7. Job 9:10 Lit until there is no searching out