translation_id: asv-eng-asv

book_id: JOB

book: Job

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


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


text: My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.


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


text: If thou canst, answer thou me; Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.


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


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


text: Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


text: Then God is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.


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


text: 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.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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