"For [He is] not a manas I am that I may answerHim, That we may goto courttogether.
"Behold,let me tellyou, you are not rightin this,For Godis greaterthanman.
"Behold,nofearof me should terrifyyou, Norshould my pressureweighheavilyon you.
"Howthencan I answerHim, [And] choosemy wordsbeforeHim?
"If[it is a matter] of power,behold,[He is] the strongone!And if[it is a matter] of justice,whocan summonHim?
"Ifone wishedto disputewith Him, He could not answerHim oncein a thousand[times].
YetYou would plungeme into the pit,And my own clotheswould abhorme.
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
Whateverexistshas alreadybeen named,and it is knownwhatmanis; for he cannotdisputewith him whois strongerthanhe is.
"Woeto [the one] who quarrelswith his Maker--An earthenwarevesselamongthe vesselsof earth!Will the claysayto the potter,'Whatare you doing?'Or the thingyou are making[say], 'He hasnohands'?
"Behold,one will comeup like a lionfrom the thicketsof the Jordanagainsta perenniallywatered pasture;for in an instantI will make him runaway from it, and whoeveris chosenI shall appointoverit. For whois likeMe, and whowill summonMe [into court]? And whothenis the shepherdwhocan standagainstMe?"
"Godis not a man,that He should lie,Nora sonof man,that He should repent;Has He said,and will He not doit? Or has He spoken,and will He not makeit good?
On the contrary,whoare you, Oman,who answers backto God?The thing moldedwill not sayto the molder,"Whydid you makeme like this,"will it?
in whateverour heartcondemnsus; for Godis greaterthan our heartand knowsall things.
But the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Do not lookat his appearanceor at the heightof his stature,becauseI have rejectedhim; for God[sees] not as mansees,for manlooksat the outwardappearance,but the LORDlooksat the heart."
