Am I perfect? Do I not know my own being? I despise my life!
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Though I am blameless, I regard not myself; I despise my life.
I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.
I’m blameless, yet don’t know myself; I reject my life.
And if I now became simple, my soul would be ignorant even of this, and my life would weary me.
Although I should be simple, even this my soul shall be ignorant of: and I shall be weary of my life.
There was a man in the land of Uts, whose name was Iyoḇ. And that man was perfect and straight, and one who feared Elohim and turned aside from evil.
For You know that I am not wrong, and there is no one to deliver from Your hand.
I have become a laughing-stock to my friends – one who has called on Eloah and He answered him! A laughing-stock is the righteous, the perfect one!
Look, please, I have prepared my case, I know that I am in the right.
I am clear, without transgression; I am innocent, and I have no crookedness.
That it would please Eloah to crush me, loose His hand and cut me off!
And why do You not pardon my transgression, and take away my crookedness? For now I lie down in the dust, and You shall seek me, but I am not.”
For though I were righteous, I would not answer Him. I pray to Him for my right-ruling.
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely is delivered.
For I am not conscious of any matter against myself, yet I am not declared right by this, but He who judges me is יהוה.
that if our heart condemns us, Elohim is greater than our heart, and knows all.