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Then Job answered and said,
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Job continued by saying:
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Then Job replied:
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Then Job answered and said:
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Then Job spoke again:
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I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
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"So what's new? I know all this. The question is, "How can mere mortals get right with God?'
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"Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can a mortal be righteous before God?
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"Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God?
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"Yes, I know this is all true in principle. But how can a person be declared innocent in the eyes of God?
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
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If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand!
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Though one wished to dispute with him, he could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
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If one wished to contend with Him, He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
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If someone wanted to take God to court, would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?
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He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
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God's wisdom is so deep, God's power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece?
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His wisdom is profound, his power is vast. Who has resisted him and come out unscathed?
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God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
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For God is so wise and so mighty. Who has ever challenged him successfully?
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Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
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He moves mountains before they know what's happened, flips them on their heads on a whim.
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He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.
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He removes the mountains, and they do not know When He overturns them in His anger;
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"Without warning, he moves the mountains, overturning them in his anger.
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Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
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He gives the earth a good shaking up, rocks it down to its very foundations.
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He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble.
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He shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
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He shakes the earth from its place, and its foundations tremble.
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Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
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He tells the sun, "Don't shine,' and it doesn't; he pulls the blinds on the stars.
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He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars.
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He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars;
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If he commands it, the sun won't rise and the stars won't shine.
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Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
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All by himself he stretches out the heavens and strides on the waves of the sea.
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He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
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He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;
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He alone has spread out the heavens and marches on the waves of the sea.
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Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
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He designed the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and Alpha Centauri.
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He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
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He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
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He made all the stars--the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky.
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Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
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We'll never comprehend all the great things he does; his miracle-surprises can't be counted.
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He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
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He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.
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His great works are too marvelous to understand. He performs miracles without number.
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Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
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Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don't see him; quietly but surely he's active, and I miss it.
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When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
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If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
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"Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves on, I do not see him go.
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Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
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If he steals you blind, who can stop him? Who's going to say, "Hey, what are you doing?'
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If he snatches away, who can stop him? Who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'
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If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, "What are You doing?'
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If he sends death to snatch someone away, who can stop him? Who dares to ask him, `What are you doing?'
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If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
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God doesn't hold back on his anger; even dragon-bred monsters cringe before him.
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God does not restrain his anger; even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet.
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God will not withdraw His anger, The allies of the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
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And God does not restrain his anger. The mightiest forces against him are crushed beneath his feet.
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How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
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"So how could I ever argue with him, construct a defense that would influence God?
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"How then can I dispute with him? How can I find words to argue with him?
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"How then can I answer Him, And choose my words to reason with Him?
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"And who am I, that I should try to answer God or even reason with him?
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Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
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Even though I'm innocent I could never prove it; I can only throw myself on the Judge's mercy.
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Though I were innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
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For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him; I would beg mercy of my Judge.
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Even if I were innocent, I would have no defense. I could only plead for mercy.
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If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
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If I called on God and he himself answered me, then, and only then, would I believe that he'd heard me.
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Even if I summoned him and he responded, I do not believe he would give me a hearing.
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If I called and He answered me, I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
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And even if I summoned him and he responded, he would never listen to me.
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For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
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As it is, he knocks me about from pillar to post, beating me up, black and blue, for no good reason.
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He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason.
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For He crushes me with a tempest, And multiplies my wounds without cause.
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For he attacks me without reason, and he multiplies my wounds without cause.
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He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
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He won't even let me catch my breath, piles bitterness upon bitterness.
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He would not let me regain my breath but would overwhelm me with misery.
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He will not allow me to catch my breath, But fills me with bitterness.
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He will not let me catch my breath, but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
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If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
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If it's a question of who's stronger, he wins, hands down! If it's a question of justice, who'll serve him the subpoena?
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If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty! And if it is a matter of justice, who will summon him?
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If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong; And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
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As for strength, he has it. As for justice, who can challenge him?
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If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
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Even though innocent, anything I say incriminates me; blameless as I am, my defense just makes me sound worse.
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Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
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Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
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Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked.
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Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
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"Believe me, I'm blameless. I don't understand what's going on. I hate my life!
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"Although I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
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"I am blameless, yet I do not know myself; I despise my life.
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"I am innocent, but it makes no difference to me--I despise my life.
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This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
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Since either way it ends up the same, I can only conclude that God destroys the good right along with the bad.
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It is all the same; that is why I say, 'He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'
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It is all one thing; Therefore I say, "He destroys the blameless and the wicked.'
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Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to him. That is why I say, `He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.'
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If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
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When calamity hits and brings sudden death, he folds his arms, aloof from the despair of the innocent.
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When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.
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If the scourge slays suddenly, He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
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He laughs when a plague suddenly kills the innocent.
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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
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He lets the wicked take over running the world, he installs judges who can't tell right from wrong. If he's not responsible, who is?
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When a land falls into the hands of the wicked, he blindfolds its judges. If it is not he, then who is it?
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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, who else could it be?
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The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked, and God blinds the eyes of the judges and lets them be unfair. If not he, then who?
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Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
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"My time is short--what's left of my life races off too fast for me to even glimpse the good.
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"My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
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"Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
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"My life passes more swiftly than a runner. It flees away, filled with tragedy.
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They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
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My life is going fast, like a ship under full sail, like an eagle plummeting to its prey.
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They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.
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They pass by like swift ships, Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
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It disappears like a swift boat, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.
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If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
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Even if I say, "I'll put all this behind me, I'll look on the bright side and force a smile,'
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If I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,'
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If I say, "I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,'
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If I decided to forget my complaints, if I decided to end my sadness and be cheerful,
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I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
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All these troubles would still be like grit in my gut since it's clear you're not going to let up.
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I still dread all my sufferings, for I know you will not hold me innocent.
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I am afraid of all my sufferings; I know that You will not hold me innocent.
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I would dread all the pain he would send. For I know you will not hold me innocent, O God.
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If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
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The verdict has already been handed down-"Guilty!'- so what's the use of protests or appeals?
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Since I am already found guilty, why should I struggle in vain?
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If I am condemned, Why then do I labor in vain?
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Whatever happens, I will be found guilty. So what's the use of trying?
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If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
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Even if I scrub myself all over and wash myself with the strongest soap I can find,
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Even if I washed myself with soap and my hands with washing soda,
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If I wash myself with snow water, And cleanse my hands with soap,
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Even if I were to wash myself with soap and cleanse my hands with lye to make them absolutely clean,
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Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
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It wouldn't last--you'd push me into a pigpen, or worse, so nobody could stand me for the stink.
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you would plunge me into a slime pit so that even my clothes would detest me.
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Yet You will plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes will abhor me.
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you would plunge me into a muddy ditch, and I would be so filthy my own clothing would hate me.
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For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
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"God and I are not equals; I can't bring a case against him. We'll never enter a courtroom as peers.
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"He is not a man like me that I might answer him, that we might confront each other in court.
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"For He is not a man, as I am, That I may answer Him, And that we should go to court together.
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"God is not a mortal like me, so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.
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Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
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How I wish we had an arbitrator to step in and let me get on with life--
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If only there were someone to arbitrate between us, to lay his hand upon us both,
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Nor is there any mediator between us, Who may lay his hand on us both.
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If only there were a mediator who could bring us together, but there is none.
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Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
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To break God's death grip on me, to free me from this terror so I could breathe again.
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someone to remove God's rod from me, so that his terror would frighten me no more.
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Let Him take His rod away from me, And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
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The mediator could make God stop beating me, and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.
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Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
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Then I'd speak up and state my case boldly. As things stand, there is no way I can do it.
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Then I would speak up without fear of him, but as it now stands with me, I cannot.
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Then I would speak and not fear Him, But it is not so with me.
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Then I could speak to him without fear, but I cannot do that in my own strength.
