Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
"Behold
, my eye
has
seen all this ,
My ear
has
heard and understood it
.
“Indeed
, my eyes
have
seen all this ;
my ears
have
heard and understood.
What you know, I know
also .
I am not inferior to you.
What you know, I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
"Surely
I would
speak to the Almighty .
I
desire
to
reason
with
God.
Yet
I desire
to
speak to the Almighty and
argue
my
case
before
God.
But
you are
forgers
of
lies .
You are all physicians of
no
value
.
You ,
however,
smear
with
lies ;
you are all worthless
physicians.
Oh
that
you would be
completely
silent !
Then
you
would be wise.
If
only
you would remain
silent ;
for
that
would be your
wisdom!
Hear now my reasoning.
Listen to the pleadings
of my lips.
Hear now my argument,
and
listen to the plea
of my lips.
Will you speak unrighteously
for
God,
And
talk
deceitfully for him?
Will you speak wickedly
on
God’s
behalf
or
speak
deceitfully for Him?
Will
you show partiality
to
him ?
Will
you
contend
for
God
?
Would
you show Him partiality
or
argue
in
His
defense
?
Is
it good
that
he should
search
you out
? Or
as
one
deceives
a
man,
will
you deceive him?
Would
it be
well
when
He examined
you? Could
you deceive Him like
a
man
?
He
will
surely reprove
you If you secretly show
partiality.
Surely He
would
rebuke
you if you secretly showed
partiality.
Shall
not
his majesty make
you afraid,
And
his
dread fall on
you?
Would
His majesty not
terrify
you ?
Would
the
dread of
Him
not
fall upon
you?
Your memorable
sayings
are proverbs of ashes ,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your maxims
are proverbs of ashes ;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
"
Be silent, leave
me
alone,
that
I may
speak. Let come on
me what will
.
Be silent, and
I will
speak. Then
let come to
me what may
.
Why should
I take
my
flesh
in
my
teeth,
And
put my life in my hand
?
Why do
I put myself
at
risk
and
take
my life in my own
hands
?
Behold,
he will
kill
me ;
I have
no
hope. Nevertheless,
I will maintain
my ways before
him
.
Though
He slay
me ,
I will
hope in
Him
. I will still
defend
my ways to
His
face
.
This also
shall
be my salvation, That
a
godless man shall
not
come
before him.
Moreover,
this will
be my salvation, for
no
godless man can
appear
before Him.
Hear
diligently
my speech.
Let my declaration be
in your ears.
Listen
carefully
to
my words;
let my declaration ring
in your ears.
See
now
, I have set
my cause
in
order.
I know that I am
righteous
.
Behold
, now
that
I have prepared
my case,
I know that I will
be
vindicated
.
Who
is
he
who
will
contend
with
me? For
then
would
I hold
my
peace
and give
up
the
spirit
.
Can
anyone
indict
me? If
so,
I will
be
silent
and die
.
"
Only don't
do
two things to me ;
Then
I will
not hide myself
from your
face
:
Only grant
these
two things to me ,
so
that
I need
not hide from You
:
Withdraw your hand far
from me ;
And don't
let your terror make
me afraid
.
Withdraw Your hand from me ,
and do
not
let Your terror frighten
me.
Then call, and I will answer ;
Or let me speak, and you answer
me
.
Then call me
, and I will answer ,
or let me speak, and You can
reply
.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make
me know
my disobedience
and my
sin.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal
to
me my transgression
and sin.
Why hide
you your face ,
And hold
me for
your enemy?
Why do
You hide
Your face and consider
me as
Your enemy?
Will
you harass
a driven
leaf? Will
you pursue
the
dry stubble
?
Would
You frighten
a windblown
leaf? Would
You chase
after
dry chaff
?
For you write
bitter things
against me ,
And make
me inherit
the iniquities of my youth :
For You record
bitter accusations
against me and bequeath
to
me the iniquities of my youth .
You also
put my feet in the stocks ,
And mark
all my paths .
You set a bound
to
the soles of my feet :
You put my feet in the stocks and stand
watch
over
all my paths ;
You set a limit
for
the soles of my feet .
Though
I
am
decaying
like a
rotten thing
, Like a garment
that
is
moth-eaten.
So
man
wastes
away
like something
rotten, like a moth-eaten garment
.
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