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9:1  And Job answereth and saith: --
9:2  Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what -- is man righteous with God?
9:3  If he delight to strive with Him -- He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
9:4  Wise in heart and strong in power -- Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
9:5  Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
9:6  Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
9:7  Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
9:8  Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
9:9  Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
9:10  Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
9:11  Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
9:12  Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, `What dost Thou?'
9:13  God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
9:14  How much less do I -- I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
9:15  Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
9:16  Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.
9:17  Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
9:18  He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
9:19  If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment -- who doth convene me?
9:20  If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.
9:21  Perfect I am! -- I know not my soul, I despise my life.
9:22  It is the same thing, therefore I said, `The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
9:23  If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
9:24  Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not -- where, who [is] he?
9:25  My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
9:26  They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
9:27  Though I say, `I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
9:28  I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
9:29  I -- I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.
9:30  If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
9:31  Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
9:32  But if a man like myself -- I answer him, We come together into judgment.
9:33  If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
9:34  He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
9:35  I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.