ASV - Job - 33

33:1  Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

33:2  Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

33:3  My wordsshall utterthe uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

33:4  The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

33:5  If thou canst, answer thou me; Setthy wordsin order before me, stand forth.

33:6  Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay.

33:7  Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

33:8  Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice ofthywords, saying,

33:9  I am clean, without transgression; I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me:

33:10  Behold, he findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for his enemy;

33:11  He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.

33:12  Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

33:13  Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?

33:14  For God speaketh once, Yea twice, though man regardeth it not.

33:15  In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

33:16  Then he openeth the ears of men, And sealeth their instruction,

33:17  That he may withdraw man from his purpose, And hide pride from man;

33:18  He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

33:19  He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And with continual strife in his bones;

33:20  So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.

33:21  His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones that were not seen stick out.

33:22  Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

33:23  If there be with him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show unto man what is right for him;

33:24  ThenGodis gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.

33:25  His flesh shall be fresher than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth.

33:26  He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

33:27  He singeth before men, and saith, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not:

33:28  He hath redeemed my soul from going into the pit, And my life shall behold the light.

33:29  Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

33:30  To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

33:31  Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

33:32  If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

33:33  If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.