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33:1  "Listen to my words, Job; pay attention to what I have to say.
33:2  Now that I have begun to speak, let me continue.
33:3  I speak with all sincerity; I speak the truth.
33:4  For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
33:5  Answer me, if you can; make your case and take your stand.
33:6  Look, you and I both belong to God. I, too, was formed from clay.
33:7  So you don't need to be afraid of me. I won't come down hard on you.
33:8  "You have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard your very words.
33:9  You said, 'I am pure; I am without sin; I am innocent; I have no guilt.
33:10  God is picking a quarrel with me, and he considers me his enemy.
33:11  He puts my feet in the stocks and watches my every move.'
33:12  "But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being.
33:13  So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people's complaints?
33:14  For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it.
33:15  He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
33:16  He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings.
33:17  He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride.
33:18  He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.
33:19  "Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds, with ceaseless aching in their bones.
33:20  They lose their appetite for even the most delicious food.
33:21  Their flesh wastes away, and their bones stick out.
33:22  They are at death's door; the angels of death wait for them.
33:23  "But if an angel from heaven appears--a special messenger to intercede for a person and declare that he is upright--
33:24  he will be gracious and say, 'Rescue him from the grave, for I have found a ransom for his life.'
33:25  Then his body will become as healthy as a child's, firm and youthful again.
33:26  When he prays to God, he will be accepted. And God will receive him with joy and restore him to good standing.
33:27  He will declare to his friends, 'I sinned and twisted the truth, but it was not worth it.
33:28  God rescued me from the grave, and now my life is filled with light.'
33:29  "Yes, God does these things again and again for people.
33:30  He rescues them from the grave so they may enjoy the light of life.
33:31  Mark this well, Job. Listen to me, for I have more to say.
33:32  But if you have anything to say, go ahead. Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
33:33  But if not, then listen to me. Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!"