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23:1  Then Job answered,
23:2  “Even today my complaining is bitter. His hand is heavy even when I cry inside myself.
23:3  If only I knew where to find Him, that I might go where He is!
23:4  I would tell Him how things are with me, and my mouth would be ready to argue.
23:5  I would know His answer, and could think about what He would say to me.
23:6  Would He go against me using His great power? No, He would listen to me.
23:7  There a man who is right could reason with Him. And I would be set free by my Judge.
23:8  “See, I go east, but He is not there. I go west, but I cannot see Him.
23:9  When He works to the left, I cannot see Him. When He turns to the right, I cannot see Him.
23:10  But He knows the way that I take. When He has tried me, I will come out as gold.
23:11  My foot has kept close to His steps. I have kept His way and have not turned aside.
23:12  I have not turned away from the words of His lips. I have stored up the words of His mouth. They are worth more to me than the food I need.
23:13  But He cannot be changed. Who can go against Him? He does whatever He wants.
23:14  For He does what He has planned for me, and many such things are in His mind.
23:15  So I am afraid to be with Him. When I think about it, I am very afraid of Him.
23:16  God has made my heart weak. The All-powerful has filled me with fear.
23:17  But I am not made quiet by the darkness or the deep shadow which covers my face.