1898 Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Job 23
1 Job longeth to appear before God, 6 in confidence of his mercy. 8 God, who is invisible, observeth our ways. 11 Job's innocency. 13 God's decree is immutable.

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And Job answereth and saith:

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Alsoto-day [is] my complaint bitter, My hand hath been heavy because of my sighing.

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O that I had knownand I find Him, I come in unto His seat,

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I arrange before Him the cause, And my mouth fill [with] arguments.

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I know the words He doth answer me, And understand what He saith to me.

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In the abundance of power doth He strive with me? No! surely He putteth [it] in me.

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There the upright doth reason with Him, And I escape for ever from my judge.

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Lo, forward I goand He is not, And backwardand I perceive him not.

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[To] the left in His workingand I see not, He is covered [on] the right, and I behold not.

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For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried meas gold I go forth.

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On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,

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The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.

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And He [is] in one [mind], And who doth turn Him back? And His soul hath desiredand He doth [it].

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For He doth complete my portion, And many such things [are] with Him.

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Therefore, from His presence I am troubled, I consider, and am afraid of Him.

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And God hath made my heart soft, And the Mighty hath troubled me.

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For I have not been cut off before darkness, And before me He covered thick darkness.