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  9:1 ¶
Then
´Iyyôv
אִיּוֹב°
answered°°
and said,°° |
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9:1 ¶
Then Iyyov answered and said, |
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9:2
I know°°
[it is] so°°
of a truth:°
but how°
should man°
be just°°
with°
´Ël
אֵל?° |
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9:2
I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with El? |
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9:3
If°
he will°°
contend°°
with°
him, he cannot°
answer°°
him one°
of°
a thousand.° |
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9:3
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one 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 hath prospered?°° |
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9:4
[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered? |
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9:5
Which removeth°°
the mountains,°
and they know°°
not:°
which°
overturneth°°
them in his anger.° |
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9:5
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. |
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9:6
Which shaketh°°
the earth°
out of her place,°°
and the pillars°
thereof tremble.°° |
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9:6
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. |
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9:7
Which commandeth°°
the sun,°
and it riseth°°
not;°
and sealeth up°°
the stars.° |
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9:7
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. |
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9:8
Which alone°
spreadeth out°°
the heavens,°
and treadeth°°
upon°
the waves°
of the sea.° |
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9:8
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. |
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9:9
Which maketh°°
`Ayiš
עַיִשׁ,°
Cæsîl
כְּסִיל,°
and
Cîmà
כִּימָה,°
and the chambers°
of the south.° |
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9:9
Which maketh Ayish, Kesil, and Kimah, and the chambers of the south. |
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9:10
Which doeth°°
great things°
past°°
finding out;°
yea, and wonders°°
without°°
number.° |
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9:10
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. |
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9:11
Lo,°
he goeth°°
by°
me, and I see°°
[him] not:°
he passeth on°°
also, but I perceive°°
him not.° |
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9:11
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. |
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9:12
Behold,°
he taketh away,°°
who°
can hinder°°
him? who°
will say°°
unto°
him, What°
doest°°
thou? |
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9:12
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? |
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9:13
[If]
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ°
will not°
withdraw°°
his anger,°
the proud°°
helpers°°
do stoop°°
under°
him. |
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9:13
[If] Eloah will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. |
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9:14
How much less°°
shall I°
answer°°
him, [and] choose out°°
my words°
[to reason] with°
him? |
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9:14
How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him? |
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9:15
Whom,°
though°
I were righteous,°°
[yet] would I not°
answer,°°
[but] I would make supplication°°
to my judge.°° |
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9:15
Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge. |
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9:16
If°
I had called,°°
and he had answered°°
me; [yet] would I not°
believe°°
that°
he had hearkened°°
unto my voice.° |
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9:16
If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. |
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9:17
For°
he breaketh°°
me with a tempest,°
and multiplieth°°
my wounds°
without cause.° |
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9:17
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. |
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9:18
He will not°
suffer°°
me to take°°
my breath,°
but°
filleth°°
me with bitterness.° |
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9:18
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. |
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9:19
If°
[I speak] of strength,°
lo,°
[he is] strong:°
and if°
of judgment,°
who°
shall set°°
me a time°
[to plead]? |
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9:19
If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]? |
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9:20
If°
I justify°°
myself, mine own mouth°
shall condemn°°
me: [if I say], I°
[am] perfect,°
it shall also prove me perverse.°° |
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9:20
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. |
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9:21
[Though] I°
[were] perfect,°
[yet] would I not°
know°°
my soul:°
I would despise°°
my life.° |
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9:21
[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. |
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9:22
This°
[is] one°
[thing], therefore°°
I said°°
[it], He°
destroyeth°°
the perfect°
and the wicked.° |
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9:22
This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. |
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9:23
If°
the scourge°
slay°°
suddenly,°
he will laugh°°
at the trial°
of the innocent.° |
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9:23
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. |
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9:24
The earth°
is given°°
into the hand°
of the wicked:°
he covereth°°
the faces°
of the judges°°
thereof; if°
not,°
where,°
[and] who°
[is] he?° |
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9:24
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and] who [is] he? |
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9:25
Now my days°
are swifter°°
than°
a post:°°
they flee away,°°
they see°°
no°
good.° |
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9:25
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. |
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9:26
They are passed away°°
as°
the swift°
ships:°
as the eagle°
[that] hasteth°°
to°
the prey.° |
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9:26
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey. |
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9:27
If°
I say,°°
I will forget°°
my complaint,°
I will leave off°°
my heaviness,°
and comfort°°
[myself]: |
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9:27
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]: |
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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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9:28
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. |
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9:29
[If] I°
be wicked,°°
why°
then°
labour°°
I in vain?° |
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9:29
[If] I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? |
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9:30
If°
I wash°°
myself°
with°
snow°
water,°°
and make my hands°
never°°°
so clean;°° |
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9:30
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; |
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9:31
Yet°
shalt thou plunge°°
me in the ditch,°
and mine own clothes°
shall abhor°°
me. |
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9:31
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. |
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9:32
For°
[he is] not°
a man,°
as I°
[am, that] I should answer°°
him, [and] we should come°°
together°
in judgment.° |
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9:32
For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment. |
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9:33
Neither°
is°
there°
any daysman°°
betwixt°
us, [that] might lay°°
his hand°
upon°
us both.° |
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9:33
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both. |
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9:34
Let him take°°
his rod°
away°°°
from°°
me, and let not°
his fear°
terrify°°
me: |
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9:34
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: |
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9:35
[Then] would I speak,°°
and not°
fear°°
him; but°
[it is] not°
so°
with°
me. |
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9:35
[Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is] not so with me. |
