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Job 40:2

Bible in Basic English 1965

Will he who is protesting give teaching to the Ruler of all? Let him who has arguments to put forward against God give an answer.

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I will say to God, Do not put me down as a sinner; make clear to me what you have against me.

But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;

Why does he give light to him who is in trouble, and life to the bitter in soul;

To a man whose way is veiled, and who is shut in by God?

You have become cruel to me; the strength of your hand is hard on me.

If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?

Get your strength together like a man of war; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

And Job said in answer to the Lord,

Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?

If a man was desiring to go to law with him, he would not be able to give him an answer to one out of a thousand questions.

That which is, has been named before, and of what man is there is knowledge. He has no power against one stronger than he.

Who gave him suggestions, and made clear to him the right way? who gave him knowledge, guiding him in the way of wisdom?

He who takes up my cause is near; who will go to law with me? let us come together before the judge: who is against me? let him come near to me.

I have put a net for you, and you have been taken, O Babylon, without your knowledge: you have been uncovered and taken because you were fighting against the Lord.

Why do you make use of this saying about the land of Israel, The fathers have been tasting bitter grapes and the children's teeth are on edge?

And when they got it, they made a protest against the master of the house,

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

For who has knowledge of the mind of the Lord, so as to be his teacher? But we have the mind of Christ.




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