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Job 9

About Job Job wrestles with why the righteous suffer, through Job's losses, his friends' arguments and God's answer.

Then Job answered and said,SelectedJob 9:1Ask

I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?SelectedJob 9:2Ask

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.SelectedJob 9:3Ask

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?SelectedJob 9:4Ask

Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.SelectedJob 9:5Ask

Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.SelectedJob 9:6Ask

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.SelectedJob 9:7Ask

Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.SelectedJob 9:8Ask

Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.SelectedJob 9:9Ask

Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.SelectedJob 9:10Ask

Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.SelectedJob 9:11Ask

Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?SelectedJob 9:12Ask

If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.SelectedJob 9:13Ask

How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?SelectedJob 9:14Ask

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.SelectedJob 9:15Ask

If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.SelectedJob 9:16Ask

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.SelectedJob 9:17Ask

He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.SelectedJob 9:18Ask

If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?SelectedJob 9:19Ask

If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.SelectedJob 9:20Ask

Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.SelectedJob 9:21Ask

This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.SelectedJob 9:22Ask

If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.SelectedJob 9:23Ask

The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?SelectedJob 9:24Ask

Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.SelectedJob 9:25Ask

They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.SelectedJob 9:26Ask

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:SelectedJob 9:27Ask

I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.SelectedJob 9:28Ask

If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?SelectedJob 9:29Ask

If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;SelectedJob 9:30Ask

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.SelectedJob 9:31Ask

For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.SelectedJob 9:32Ask

Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.SelectedJob 9:33Ask

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:SelectedJob 9:34Ask

Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.SelectedJob 9:35Ask

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