Job 13 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“What ^H1847 you know ^H1847 I also ^H1571 know ^H3045;

I am not inferior ^H5307 to you.

“But I would speak ^H1696 to [fn]the Almighty ^H7706,

And I desire ^H2654 to argue ^H3198 with God ^H410.

“But you smear ^H2950 me with lies ^H8267;

You are all ^H3605 worthless ^H457 physicians ^H7495.

“Oh ^H4310 H5414 that ^H4310 H5414 you would be ^H2790 completely ^H2790 silent ^H2790,

And that it would become ^H1961 your wisdom ^H2451!

“Please ^H4994 hear ^H8085 my argument ^H8433,

And give ^H7181 your attention ^H7181 to the contentions ^H7379 of my lips ^H8193.

“Will you speak ^H1696 what ^H5766 is ^H5766 unjust ^H5766 for God ^H410,

And speak ^H1696 what ^H7423 is ^H7423 deceitful ^H7423 for Him?

“Will you show ^H5375 partiality ^H6440 H5375 for Him?

Will you contend ^H7378 for God ^H410?

“Will it go well ^H2896 when ^H3588 He examines ^H2713 you?

Or ^H518 will you deceive ^H8524 Him as one deceives ^H8524 a man ^H582?

“He will certainly ^H3198 punish ^H3198 you

If ^H518 you secretly ^H5643 show ^H5375 partiality ^H6440 H5375.

“Will His [fn]majesty ^H7613 not terrify ^H1204 you,

And the dread ^H6343 of Him fall ^H5307 upon you?

“Your memorable ^H2146 sayings ^H2146 are proverbs ^H4912 of ashes ^H665,

Your defenses ^H1354 are defenses ^H1354 of clay ^H2563.

“Be ^H2790 silent ^H2790 before ^H4480 me so that I may speak ^H1696;

Then let come ^H5674 upon me what ^H4100 may.

“Why ^H5921 H4100 should I take ^H5375 my flesh ^H1320 in my teeth ^H8127,

And put ^H7760 my life ^H5315 in my [fn]hands ^H3709?

“Though ^H2005 He slay ^H6991 me,

I will [fn]hope ^H3176 in Him.

Nevertheless ^H389 I will argue ^H3198 my ways ^H1870 [fn]before ^H413 H6440 Him.

“This ^H1931 also ^H1571 will be my salvation ^H3444,

For a godless ^H2611 person ^H2611 cannot come ^H935 before His presence ^H6440.

“Listen ^H8085 carefully ^H8085 to my speech ^H4405,

And let my declaration ^H262 fill your ears ^H241.

“Behold ^H2009 now ^H4994, I have prepared ^H6186 my case ^H4941;

I know ^H3045 that I will be vindicated ^H6663.

“Who ^H4310 could contend ^H7378 with me?

For then ^H6258 I would be ^H2790 silent ^H2790 and die ^H1478.

“Only ^H389 two ^H8147 things ^H8147 I ask that You do not do ^H6213 to me,

Then ^H227 I will not hide ^H5641 from Your face ^H6440:

Remove ^H7368 Your [fn]hand ^H3709 from me,

And may the dread ^H367 of You not terrify ^H1204 me.

“Then call ^H7121 and I will answer ^H6030;

Or ^H176 let me speak ^H1696, then reply ^H7725 to me.

“How ^H4100 many ^H4100 are my guilty ^H5771 deeds ^H5771 and sins ^H2403?

Make ^H3045 known ^H3045 to me my wrongdoing ^H6588 and my sin ^H2403.

“Why ^H4100 do You hide ^H5641 Your face ^H6440

And consider ^H2803 me Your enemy ^H340?

“Will You scare ^H6206 away ^H6206 a scattered ^H5086 leaf ^H5929?

Or will You pursue ^H7291 the dry ^H3002 chaff ^H7179?

“For You write ^H3789 bitter ^H4846 things ^H4846 against ^H5921 me

And make me inherit ^H3423 the guilty ^H5771 deeds ^H5771 of my youth ^H5271.

“You put ^H7760 my feet ^H7272 in the stocks ^H5465

And watch ^H8104 all ^H3605 my paths ^H734;

You [fn]set ^H2707 a ^H2707 limit ^H2707 for the soles ^H8328 of my feet ^H7272,

While [fn]I am ^H1086 decaying ^H1086 like a rotten ^H7538 thing ^H7538,

Like a garment ^H899 that is moth-eaten ^H6211 H398.