23:2 “Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
23:3 Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!
23:4 I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.
23:5 I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would tell me.
23:6 Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.
23:7 There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.
23:8 “Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
23:9 When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
23:10 But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
23:11 My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.
23:12 I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
23:13 But He is unique, and who can make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.
23:14 For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.
23:15 Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.
23:16 It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,
23:17 But I am not destroyed by darkness, Nor by deep gloom which covers me.
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