Geneva1599 - Job - 33

33:1  Wherefore, Iob, I pray thee, heare my talke and hearken vnto all my wordes.

33:2  Beholde now, I haue opened my mouth: my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

33:3  My words are in the vprightnesse of mine heart, and my lippes shall speake pure knowledge.

33:4  The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.

33:5  If thou canst giue me answere, prepare thy selfe and stand before me.

33:6  Beholde, I am according to thy wish in Gods stead: I am also formed of the clay.

33:7  Beholde, my terrour shall not feare thee, neither shall mine hand be heauie vpon thee.

33:8  Doubtles thou hast spoken in mine eares, and I haue heard the voyce of thy wordes.

33:9  I am cleane, without sinne: I am innocent, and there is none iniquitie in me.

33:10  Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.

33:11  He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.

33:12  Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.

33:13  Why doest thou striue against him? for he doeth not giue account of all his matters.

33:14  For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.

33:15  In dreames and visions of the night, when sleepe falleth vpon men, and they sleepe vpon their beds,

33:16  Then he openeth the eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,

33:17  That he might cause man to turne away from his enterprise, and that he might hide the pride of man,

33:18  And keepe backe his soule from the pit, and that his life should not passe by the sword.

33:19  He is also striken with sorow vpon his bed, and the griefe of his bones is sore,

33:20  So that his life causeth him to abhorre bread, and his soule daintie meate.

33:21  His flesh faileth that it can not be seene, and his bones which were not seene, clatter.

33:22  So his soule draweth to the graue, and his life to the buriers.

33:23  If there be a messenger with him, or an interpreter, one of a thousand to declare vnto man his righteousnesse,

33:24  Then will he haue mercie vpon him, and will say, Deliuer him, that he go not downe into the pit: for I haue receiued a reconciliation.

33:25  Then shall his flesh be as fresh as a childes, and shall returne as in the dayes of his youth.

33:26  He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto man his righteousnes.

33:27  He looketh vpon men, and if one say, I haue sinned, and peruerted righteousnesse, and it did not profite me,

33:28  He will deliuer his soule from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

33:29  Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,

33:30  That he may turne backe his soule from the pit, to be illuminate in the light of the liuing.

33:31  Marke well, O Iob, and heare me: keepe silence, and I will speake.

33:32  If there be matter, answere me, and speak: for I desire to iustifie thee.

33:33  If thou hast not, heare me: holde thy tongue, and I will teach thee wisedome.