The Book of Job

 1 Then Job answered and said,

 2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just ^awith God?

 3 If he will ^acontend with him, he cannot answer him ^bone of a thousand.

 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath ^ahardened himself against him, and hath prospered?

 5 ^aWhich removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.

 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

 7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and ^asealeth up the stars.

 8 Which alone ^aspreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.

 9 Which maketh Arcturus, ^aOrion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.

 10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

 11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

 12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What ^adoest thou?

 13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

 14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?

 15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication ^ato my judge.

 16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.

 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

 19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?

 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

 21 Though I were perfect, ^ayet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

 22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He ^adestroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will ^alaugh at the trial of the innocent.

 24 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?

 25 Now my days are swifter than a ^apost: they flee away, they see no good.

 26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.

 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

 29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

 30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;

 31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

 32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

 33 Neither is there any ^adaysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

 34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not ^ahis fear terrify me:

 35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.