Job 13

← Job 12 · All books · Job 14 →

	KJV	BSB	WEB
1	Lo, mine eye hath seen all this , mine ear hath heard and understood it.	“Indeed, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood.	“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
2	What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.	What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.	What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
3	Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.	Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.	“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.
4	But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.	You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.	But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
5	O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.	If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!	Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
6	Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.	Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.	Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7	Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?	Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf or speak deceitfully for Him?	Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
8	Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?	Would you show Him partiality or argue in His defense?	Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
9	Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?	Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?	Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
10	He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.	Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality.	He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
11	Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?	Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?	Won’t his majesty make you afraid and his dread fall on you?
12	Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.	Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.	Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13	Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will .	Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.	“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
14	Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?	Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?	Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
15	Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.	Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.	Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
16	He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him.	Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.	This also will be my salvation, that a godless man will not come before him.
17	Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.	Listen carefully to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears.	Listen carefully to my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
18	Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.	See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.	See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
19	Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.	Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.	Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would hold my peace and give up the spirit.
20	Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.	Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:	“Only don’t do two things to me, then I will not hide myself from your face:
21	Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.	Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.	withdraw your hand far from me, and don’t let your terror make me afraid.
22	Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.	Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and You can reply.	Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.
23	How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.	How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin.	How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
24	Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?	Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?	Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?
25	Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?	Would You frighten a windblown leaf? Would You chase after dry chaff?	Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
26	For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.	For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.	For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
27	Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.	You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.	You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
28	And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.	So man wastes away like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment.	though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.

Back to single view

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

Berean Standard Bible (BSB). Dedicated to the public domain by the Berean Bible Translation Committee, BereanBible.com. Source

World English Bible (WEB), public domain, shown unaltered. “World English Bible” is a trademark of eBible.org. Source

All attributions