2 Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
3 My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
4 The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
7 Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
9 ‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Yet He finds occasions against me,
He counts me as His enemy;
He counts me as His enemy;
11 He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
13 Why do you contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
14 For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
Yet man does not perceive it.
15 In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
16 Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal pride from man,
19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [e]a ransom’;
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [e]a ransom’;
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
27 Then he looks at men and says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit me.’
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit me.’
29 “Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
31 “Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Job, 33 chapter