YLT - Job - 33

33:1  And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.

33:2  Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.

33:3  Of the uprightness of my heart are my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

33:4  The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

33:5  If thou art able--answer me, Set in array before me--station thyself.

33:6  Lo, I am , according to thy word, for God, From the clay I--I also, have been formed.

33:7  Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.

33:8  Surely--thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

33:9  `Pure am I, without transgression, Innocent am I, and I have no iniquity.

33:10  Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

33:11  He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

33:12  Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

33:13  Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?

33:14  For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

33:15  In a dream--a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

33:16  Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

33:17  To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

33:18  He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

33:19  And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones is enduring.

33:20  And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

33:21  His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

33:22  And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

33:23  If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter--one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

33:24  Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

33:25  Fresher is his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.

33:26  He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

33:27  He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

33:28  He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

33:29  Lo, all these doth God work, Twice--thrice with man,

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

33:31  Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I--I do speak.

33:32  If there are words--answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

33:33  If there are not--hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.