Job 9:4 - Easy To Read Version God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [God] is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has [ever] hardened himself against Him and prospered or even been safe? American Standard Version (1901) He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?— Common English Bible He is wise and powerful; who can resist him and prosper? Catholic Public Domain Version He is understanding in heart and mighty in strength; who has resisted him and yet had peace? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who hath resisted him, and hath had peace? |
God himself is with us. He is our ruler, and his priests are with us. God’s priests blow his trumpets to wake you up and make you excited about coming to him! Men of Israel, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors! {\cf2\super [175]} You will not succeed!”
God could tell you the secret of wisdom.\par He would tell you that\par every story has two sides.\par Job, listen to me,\par God is not punishing you\par as much as he should.\par
But wisdom and power belong to God.\par Good advice and understanding are his.\par
Would God use his power against me?\par No, he would listen to me!\par
Evil people use their power\par to ruin powerful men.\par Evil people might become powerful\par but they can’t be sure of their own lives.\par
“God is the ruler.\par He makes people fear and respect Him.\par He keeps peace in his kingdom above.\par
“Only God knows the way to wisdom.\par Only God knows where wisdom is.\par
“God is very powerful,\par but he doesn’t hate people.\par God is very powerful,\par but he is also very wise.\par
God All-Powerful is great!\par We can’t understand God!\par God is very powerful,\par but he is also good and fair to us.\par God doesn’t want to hurt us!\par
“Job, who makes people wise?\par Who puts wisdom deep inside of them?\par
Who is wise enough to count the clouds\par and tip them over to pour out their rain?\par
Are your arms as strong as God’s arm?\par Do you have a voice like God’s voice\par that can sound loud like thunder?\par
Can you put a rope through his nose,\par or a hook through his jaw?\par
And if he does kill me,\par I will be comforted about one thing,\par I will be happy about one thing:\par Even through all this pain,\par I never refused to obey\par the commands of the Holy One.\par
I can’t defeat God.\par God is too powerful!\par I can’t take God to court\par and force him to be fair to me.\par Who could force God to come to court?\par
Lord, you have done many wonderful things.\par The earth is full of the things you made.\par \{We see\} your wisdom in everything\par you do.\par
Praise God, the One that used wisdom\par to make the skies!\par His true love continues forever.\par
In your great majesty you destroyed the men who stood against you. Your anger destroyed them, like fire burning straw.
Pharaoh sent people to see if any of the animals of Israel died. And not one of the animals of Israel died. Pharaoh remained stubborn. He did not let the people go.
If a person always respects the Lord, then that person will be blessed. But if a person is stubborn and refuses to respect the Lord, then he will have trouble.
If a person is stubborn and becomes more angry every time people tell him that he is doing wrong, then that person will be destroyed. There is no hope.
“Look at these people! They are arguing with the One who made them. Look at them argue with me! They are like pieces of clay from a broken pot. A man uses soft, wet clay to make a pot. And the clay does not ask, ‘Man, what are you doing?’ Things that are made don’t have the power to question the one who makes them. \{People are like this clay.\}
Babylon, I set a trap for you.\par And you were caught before you knew it.\par You fought against the Lord,\par so you were found and captured.\par
The Lord is patient.\par But he is also very powerful!\par And the Lord will punish guilty people.\par He will not let them go free.\par The Lord \{is coming to punish bad people\}.\par He will use whirlwinds and storms\par to show his power.\par \{A man walks\} on the dust \{on the ground\}.\par But the Lord walks on the clouds!\par
Yes, God’s riches are very great! God’s wisdom and knowledge have no end! No person can explain the things God decides. No person can understand God’s ways.
Doing that would make the Lord jealous {\cf2\super [75]} ! And we don’t want to do that, do we? No, because he is much stronger than we are.
And you will know that God’s power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength
God gave us that grace fully and freely. God, with full wisdom and understanding,
God’s purpose was that all the rulers and powers in the heavenly places will now know the many different ways God shows his wisdom. They will know this because of the church. {\cf2\super [25]}
With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or think of.