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23:1  Job's response was to say:
23:2  "I'm still complaining bitterly today; my hand is heavy because of groaning.
23:3  If only I knew where to find him, I would visit him where he has taken his seat.
23:4  I would lay out my case before him; and fill my mouth with arguments.
23:5  I know how he would answer me; I understand what he'll tell me.
23:6  "Would he use his great power to fight me? No, he'll pay attention to me.
23:7  In that place, the upright can reason with him; and I'll be acquitted once and for all by my judge."
23:8  "Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him.
23:9  If he's working in the north, I can't observe him; If he turns south, I can't see him.
23:10  Because he knows the road on which I travel, when he had tested me, I'll come out like gold.
23:11  My feet stay where his footsteps lead; I kept on his pathway and haven't turned aside.
23:12  I haven't wandered away from the commands that he has spoken; I've treasured what he has said more than my own meals."
23:13  "But he is One—who can change him? He does whatever he wants to do.
23:14  He'll complete what he has planned for me; he has many things in mind for me!
23:15  That's why I'm terrified at his presence! When I think about it, I'm afraid of him.
23:16  God has caused me to faint; the Almighty makes me terrified!
23:17  Nevertheless, I haven't been silenced because of the darkness, even when thick darkness obscures my vision."