Job 33 - American Standard Version 2015

¹ Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech,\par\tab And hearken to all my words.

² Behold now, I have opened my mouth;\par\tab My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

³ My words {\i shall utter} the uprightness of my heart;\par\tab And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

⁴ The Spirit of God hath made me,\par\tab And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

⁵ If thou canst, answer thou me;\par\tab Set {\i thy words} in order before me, stand forth.

⁶ Behold, I am toward God even as thou art:\par\tab I also am formed out of the clay.

⁷ Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,\par\tab Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.\par

⁸ Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing,\par\tab And I have heard the voice of {\i thy} words, {\i saying},

⁹ I am clean, without transgression;\par\tab I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:

¹⁰ Behold, he findeth occasions against me,\par\tab He counteth me for his enemy:

¹¹ He putteth my feet in the stocks,\par\tab He marketh all my paths.

¹² Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just;\par\tab For God is greater than man.\par

¹³ Why dost thou strive against him,\par\tab For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

¹⁴ For God speaketh once,\par\tab Yea twice, {\i though man} regardeth it not.

¹⁵ In a dream, in a vision of the night,\par\tab When deep sleep falleth upon men,\par\tab In slumberings upon the bed;

¹⁶ Then he openeth the ears of men,\par\tab And sealeth their instruction,

¹⁷ That he may withdraw man {\i from his} purpose,\par\tab And hide pride from man;

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from the pit,\par\tab And his life from perishing by the sword.\par

¹⁹ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,\par\tab And with continual strife in his bones;

²⁰ So that his life abhorreth bread,\par\tab And his soul dainty food.

²¹ His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;\par\tab And his bones that were not seen stick out.

²² Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit,\par\tab And his life to the destroyers.\par

²³ If there be with him an angel,\par\tab An interpreter, one among a thousand,\par\tab To show unto man what is right for him;

²⁴ Then {\i God} is gracious unto him, and saith,\par\tab Deliver him from going down to the pit,\par\tab I have found a ransom.

²⁵ His flesh shall be fresher than a child's;\par\tab He returneth to the days of his youth.

²⁶ He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him,\par\tab So that he seeth his face with joy:\par\tab And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

²⁷ He singeth before men, and saith,\par\tab I have sinned, and perverted that which was right,\par\tab And it profited me not:

²⁸ He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit,\par\tab And my life shall behold the light.\par

²⁹ Lo, all these things doth God work,\par\tab Twice, {\i yea} thrice, with a man,

³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit,\par\tab That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹ Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me:\par\tab Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³² If thou hast anything to say, answer me:\par\tab Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³ If not, hearken thou unto me:\par\tab Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.\par