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Job 9

Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man

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Then Job  1answered,

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"In truth I know that this is so; But how can a  aman be in the right  1before God?

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"If one wished to  adispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

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aWise in heart and  bmighty in strength, Who has  1 cdefied Him  2without harm?

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aIt is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;

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Who  ashakes the earth out of its place, And its  bpillars tremble;

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Who commands the  asun  1not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;

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Who alone  astretches out the heavens And  1 btramples down the waves of the sea;

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Who makes the  aBear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the  bchambers of the south;

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Who  adoes great things,  1unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.

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"Were He to pass by me,  aI would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.

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"Were He to snatch away, who could  arestrain Him? Who could say to Him, ` bWhat are You doing?'

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"God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of  aRahab.

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"How then can  aI  1answer Him, And choose my words  2before Him?

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"For  athough I were right, I could not  1answer; I would have to  bimplore the mercy of my judge.

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"If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.

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"For He  abruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.

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"He will  anot allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with  bbitterness.

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"If it is a matter of power,  abehold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon  1Him?

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aThough I am righteous, my mouth will  bcondemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.

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"I am  aguiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I  bdespise my life.

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"It is all one; therefore I say, `He  adestroys the guiltless and the wicked.'

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"If the scourge kills suddenly, He  amocks the despair of the innocent.

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"The earth  ais given into the hand of the wicked; He  bcovers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?

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"Now  amy days are swifter than a runner; They flee away,  bthey see no good.

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"They slip by like  areed boats, Like an  beagle that swoops on  1its prey.

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"Though I say, `I will forget  amy complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'

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I am  aafraid of all my pains, I know that  bYou will not acquit me.

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"I am accounted  awicked, Why then should I toil in vain?

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"If I should  awash myself with snow And cleanse  bmy hands with lye,

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Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

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"For  aHe is not a man as I am that  bI may answer Him, That we may go to  1court together.

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"There is no  aumpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.

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"Let Him  aremove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.

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"Then I  awould speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.



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