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33:1  And now, Job, listen carefully to all that I have to say.
33:2  I am ready to say what's on my mind.
33:3  All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.
33:4  God's spirit made me and gave me life.
33:5  Answer me if you can. Prepare your arguments.
33:6  You and I are the same in God's sight, both of us were formed from clay.
33:7  So you have no reason to fear me; I will not overpower you.
33:8  Now this is what I heard you say:
33:9  “I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin.
33:10  But God finds excuses for attacking me and treats me like an enemy.
33:11  He binds chains on my feet; he watches every move I make.”
33:12  But I tell you, Job, you are wrong. God is greater than any human being.
33:13  Why do you accuse God of never answering our complaints?
33:14  Although God speaks again and again, no one pays attention to what he says.
33:15  At night when people are asleep, God speaks in dreams and visions.
33:16  He makes them listen to what he says, and they are frightened at his warnings.
33:17  God speaks to make them stop their sinning and to save them from becoming proud.
33:18  He will not let them be destroyed; he saves them from death itself.
33:19  God corrects us by sending sickness and filling our bodies with pain.
33:20  Those who are sick lose their appetites, and even the finest food looks revolting.
33:21  Their bodies waste away to nothing; you can see all their bones;
33:22  they are about to go to the world of the dead.
33:23  Perhaps an angel may come to their aid— one of God's thousands of angels, who remind us of our duty.
33:24  In mercy the angel will say, “Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free.”
33:25  Their bodies will grow young and strong again;
33:26  when they pray, God will answer; they will worship God with joy; God will set things right for them again.
33:27  Each one will say in public, “I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.
33:28  He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive.”
33:29  God does all this again and again;
33:30  each one saves a person's life, and gives him the joy of living.
33:31  Now, Job, listen to what I am saying; be quiet and let me speak.
33:32  But if you have something to say, let me hear it; I would gladly admit you are in the right.
33:33  But if not, be quiet and listen to me, and I will teach you how to be wise.