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23:1  Then Job replied. This is what he said:
23:2  ‘I continue to complain against God because I am still angry today. God continues to punish me even when I cry in pain.
23:3  I would like to know where to find him. Then I could go to the place where he lives.
23:4  I would tell him why I am not guilty. I would say many things to explain this to him.
23:5  Then I would know how he would answer me. I would understand what he would say to me.
23:6  Would God use his great power to argue against me? No! He would listen carefully to me.
23:7  Honest people can explain things to him. So he would judge me in a fair way. He would let me go free.
23:8  I look for God in the east, but he is not there. I do not find him in the west either.
23:9  When he does his work in the north, I do not see him. When he moves to the south, I still cannot find him anywhere.
23:10  But he knows the way that I live. When he has finished testing me, he will see that I am pure. I will be as pure as gold.
23:11  I have always lived in the way that God showed me. I have obeyed him faithfully. I have not turned away from his teaching.
23:12  I have been careful to obey his commands. His words are more important to me than my food.
23:13  But he is always true to himself. Nobody can change him. Whatever he wants to do, he does.
23:14  He will do to me everything that he has decided to do. He has plans to do many things like this.
23:15  Because of that, I am afraid of him. When I think about all these things, I am very afraid.
23:16  God has made me become weak with fear. Almighty God has frightened me.
23:17  Because of all my troubles, I seem to be in a very dark place. The darkness seems to cover me. But I will not be afraid to speak.