1890 Darby's Translation of the Holy Scriptures (DBY)
Job 9
1 Job, acknowledging God's justice, sheweth there is no contending with him. 22 Man's innocency is not to be condemned by afflictions.
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9:1 ¶
And Job answered and said,
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9:2
Of a truth I know it is so; but how can man be just with *God?
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9:3
If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
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9:4
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and had peace?
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9:5
Who removeth mountains, and they know it not, when he overturneth them in his anger;
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9:6
Who shaketh the earth out of its place, and the pillars thereof tremble;
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9:7
Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, and he sealeth up the stars;
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9:8
Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the high waves of the sea;
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9:9
Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
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9:10
Who doeth great things past finding out, and wonders without number.
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9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not; and he passeth along, and I perceive him not.
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9:12
Behold, he taketh away: who will hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?
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9:13
+God withdraweth not his anger; the proud helpers stoop under him:
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9:14
How much less shall I answer him, choose out my words [to strive] with him?
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9:15
Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
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9:16
If I had called, and he had answered me, I would not believe that he hearkened to my voice,
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9:17
He, who crusheth me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
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9:18
He suffereth me not to take my breath, for he filleth me with bitternesses.
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9:19
Be it a question of strength, lo, [he is] strong; and be it of judgment, who will set me a time?
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9:20
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
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9:21
Were I perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
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9:22
It is all one; therefore I said, he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
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9:23
If the scourge kill suddenly, he mocketh at the trial of the innocent.
![Online Translations of the Bible Job 9:24 DBY 1890 Darby's Translation of the Holy Scriptures](http://chatbible.com/_/r1.gif)
9:24
The earth is given over into the hand of the wicked [man]; he covereth the faces of its judges. If not, who then is it?
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9:25
And my days are swifter than a runner: they flee away, they see no good.
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9:26
They pass by like skiffs of reed; as an eagle that swoops upon the prey.
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9:27
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my [sad] countenance, and brighten up,
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9:28
I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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9:29
Be it that I am wicked, why then do I labour in vain?
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9:30
If I washed myself with snow-water, and cleansed my hands in purity,
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9:31
Then wouldest thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes would abhor me.
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9:32
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him; that we should come together in judgment.
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9:33
There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
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9:34
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his terror make me afraid,
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9:35
[Then] I will speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.