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New Testament
Job 23
Round Three: Job's First Speech:
Why are there no times for judgment?
231Then Job responded:
3I wish I knew where I could find him,
so that I could come to his place for judgment.
4Then I would lay out my case before him,
and I would fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know what words he would use to respond to me,
and I would consider what he would say to me.
6Would he use his great power to press charges against me?
No, he will certainly give me a hearing.
7There, an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be delivered from my judge forever.
8But if I walk to the east, he is not there.
If I go back to the west, I find no sign of him.
9When he is at work in the north, I do not detect him.
When he turns to the south, I do not see him.
10But I am sure he knows the way I take.
When he has tested me, I will come out like gold.
11My feet have followed his footsteps closely.
I have kept to his way, and I have not turned aside.
12I have not departed from the command from his lips.
13He stands alone.
Who can make him change?
Whatever his soul desires, he will do.
14He carries out his decrees against me,
and he has so many of them!
15That is why I am in a panic in his presence.
When I think about this, I dread him.
16God has made me lose heart.
The Almighty has terrified me.
17Nevertheless, I am not silenced by the darkness,
by the dark cloud that covers my face.