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Job 9

Job Says There Is No Arbitrator between God and Man

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Then Jobh347  1answeredh6030a,

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"In truthh551 I knowh3045 that this is soh3651; But howh4100 can a  amanh582 be in the righth6663  1beforeh5973 Godh410?

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"Ifh518 one wishedh2654a to  adisputeh7378 with Him, He could not answerh6030a Him onceh259 in a thousandh505 times.

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aWiseh2450 in hearth3824 and  bmightyh533 in strengthh3581b, Whoh4310 has  1 cdefiedh7185h413 Him  2withouth7999a harmh7999a?

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aIt is God who removesh6275 the mountainsh2022, they knowh3045 not how, Whenh834 He overturnsh2015 them in His angerh639;

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Who  ashakesh7264 the earthh776 out of its placeh4725, And its  bpillarsh5982 trembleh6426;

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Who commandsh559 the  asunh2775a  1not to shineh2224, And setsh2856 a sealh2856 upon the starsh3556;

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Who aloneh905  astretchesh5186 out the heavensh8064 And  1 btramplesh1869 downh1869 the wavesh1116 of the seah3220;

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Who makesh6213a the  aBearh5906, Orionh3685 and the Pleiadesh3598, And the  bchambersh2315 of the southh8486;

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Who  adoesh6213a greath1419 thingsh1419,  1unfathomableh2714h369h5704, And wondroush6381 worksh6381 withouth5704h369 numberh4557.

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"Were He to passh5674a by me,  aI would not seeh7200 Him; Were He to moveh2498 pasth2498 me, I would not perceiveh995 Him.

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"Were He to snatchh2862 awayh2862, whoh4310 could  arestrainh7725 Him? Whoh4310 could sayh559 to Him, ` bWhath4100 are You doingh6213a?'

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"Godh433 will not turnh7725 backh7725 His angerh639; Beneathh8478 Him crouchh7817 the helpersh5826 of  aRahabh7293.

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"Howh637 thenh637h3588 can  aI  1answerh6030a Him, And chooseh977 my wordsh1697  2beforeh5973 Him?

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"For  athoughh518 I were righth6663, I could not  1answerh6030a; I would have to  bimploreh2603a the mercyh2603a of my judgeh8199.

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"Ifh518 I calledh7121 and He answeredh6030a me, I could not believeh539 that He was listeningh238 to my voiceh6963.

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"For He  abruisesh7779 me with a tempesth8183 And multipliesh7235a my woundsh6482 withouth2600 causeh2600.

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"He will  anot allowh5414 me to geth7725 my breathh7307, But saturatesh7646 me with  bbitternessh4472.

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"Ifh518 it is a matter of powerh3581b,  abeholdh2009, He is the strongh533 oneh533! And ifh518 it is a matter of justiceh4941, whoh4310 can summonh3259  1Him?

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aThoughh518 I am righteoush6663, my mouthh6310 will  bcondemnh7561 me; Though I am guiltlessh8535, He will declareh6140 me guiltyh6140.

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"I am  aguiltlessh8535; I do not takeh3045 noticeh3045 of myselfh5315; I  bdespiseh3988a my lifeh2425b.

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"It is all oneh259; thereforeh5921h3651 I sayh559, `He  adestroysh3615 the guiltlessh8535 and the wickedh7563.'

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"Ifh518 the scourgeh7752 killsh4191 suddenlyh6597, He  amocksh3932 the despairh4531a of the innocenth5355a.

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"The earthh776  ais givenh5414 into the handh3027 of the wickedh7563; He  bcoversh3680 the facesh6440 of its judgesh8199. Ifh518 it is not He, thenh645 whoh4310 is it?

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"Now  amy daysh3117 are swifterh7043 thanh4480 a runnerh7323; They fleeh1272 awayh1272,  bthey seeh7200 noh3808 goodh2899b.

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"They sliph2498 by likeh5973  areedh16 boatsh591, Like an  beagleh5404 that swoopsh2907 on  1its preyh400.

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"Thoughh518 I sayh559, `I will forgeth7911  amy complainth7879, I will leaveh5800a off my sad countenanceh6440 and be cheerfulh1082,'

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I am  aafraidh3025 of allh3605 my painsh6094, I knowh3045 that  bYou will not acquith5352 me.

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"I am accounted  awickedh7561, Whyh4100 thenh2088 should I toilh3021 in vainh1892?

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"Ifh518 I should  awashh7364 myself with snowh7950 And cleanseh2141  bmy handsh3709 with lyeh1253a,

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Yeth227 You would plungeh2881 me into the pith7845, And my own clothesh8008 would abhorh8581 me.

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"For  aHe is not a manh376 as I am that  bI may answerh6030a Him, That we may goh935 to  1courth4941 togetherh3164a.

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"Thereh3426 is noh3808  aumpireh3198 betweenh996 us, Who may layh7896 his handh3027 upon us bothh8147.

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"Let Him  aremoveh5493 His rodh7626 from me, And let not dreadh367 of Him terrifyh1204 me.

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"Then I  awould speakh1696 and not fearh3372a Him; But I am not likeh3651 that in myself.



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