1But, in very deed, hear, I pray thee, Job, my discourse, and, to all my words, give thou ear. 2Lo! I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue, with my palate, hath spoken, 3Mine utterances come straight from mine own heart, and, what I know, my lips have truly spoken; 4The spirit of GOD, hath made me, and, the inspiration of the Almighty, giveth me life. 5If thou art able to answer me, Set in order before me—take thy stand! 6Lo! I am like thyself toward GOD, From clay, have I been nipped off, even I! 7Lo! my terror, will not startle thee, nor, my hand, upon thee, be heavy. 8 But thou hast spoken in mine ears, and, the sound of words, I heard:— 9Pure am, I, without transgression,—Clean am, I, and have no iniquity; 10Lo! occasions of hostility, would he find against me, He counteth me an enemy to him; 11He putteth—in the stocks—my feet, He watcheth all my paths. 12Lo! in this, thou hast not been right—let me answer thee, For, GOD, is greater than, man. 13Wherefore, against him, hast thou contended? For, with none of his reasons, will he respond. 14 For, in one way, GOD may speak,—and, in a second way, one may not heed it:— 15In a dream, a vision of the night, when a deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed, 16Then, uncovereth he the ear of men, and, on their correction, affixeth a seal; 17To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth: 18He keepeth back his said from the pit, and his life from passing away by a weapon. 19 Or he is chastised with pain, upon his bed, and, the strife of his bones, is unceasing! 20So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat; 21His flesh wasteth away out of sight, and bared are the bones once unseen; 22So doth his soul draw near to the pit, and his life to the inflicters of death: 23If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret—one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness, 24Then hath he shewed him favour, and said, Set him free from going down to the pit, I have found a price of redemption! 25His flesh hath been made fresher than a child’s, he hath returned to the days of his youth; 26He made supplication unto GOD, who hath accepted him, and he hath beheld his face with a shout of triumph, Thus hath he given back to man his righteousness. 27He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not; 28He hath ransomed my soul from passing away into the pit,—and, my life, in the light, shall have vision. 29 Lo! a these things, doth GOD work, two ways, three, with a man; 30To bring back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living. 31Mark well, O Job, and hearken to me, Be silent, and, I, will speak: 32If there is anything to say, reply to me, Speak, for I desire to justify thee; 33If not, do, thou, hearken unto me, Be silent, that I may teach thee wisdom.