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23:1  Job replied,
23:2  “Even today my problems are more than I can handle. In spite of my groans, God’s hand is heavy on me.
23:3  I wish I knew where I could find him! I wish I could go to the place where he lives!
23:4  I would state my case to him. I’d give him all my arguments.
23:5  I’d find out what his answers would be. I’d think about what he would say to me.
23:6  Would he strongly oppose me? No. He wouldn’t bring charges against me.
23:7  There honest people can prove to him they’re not guilty. There my Judge would tell me once and for all that I’m not guilty.
23:8  “But if I go to the east, God isn’t there. If I go to the west, I don’t find him.
23:9  When he’s working in the north, I don’t see him there. When he turns to the south, I don’t see him there either.
23:10  But he knows every step I take. When he has tested me, I’ll come out as pure as gold.
23:11  My feet have closely followed his steps. I’ve stayed on his path without turning away.
23:12  I haven’t disobeyed his commands. I’ve treasured his words more than my daily bread.
23:13  “But he’s the only God. Who can oppose him? He does anything he wants to do.
23:14  He carries out his plans against me. And he still has many other plans just like them.
23:15  That’s why I’m so terrified. When I think about all of this, I’m afraid of him.
23:16  God has made my heart weak. The Mighty One has filled me with terror.
23:17  But even the darkness of death won’t make me silent. When the darkness of the grave covers my face, I won’t be quiet.