Job 23

CHAPTER 23 Job's Justification

1 And undertaking Job says, 2 For indeed I know that [³out of ⁴my hand ¹my rebuke ²is]; and his hand [²heavy ¹has become] over my moaning. 3 But who is it that may know that I might find him, and that I might come to the end of the matter? 4 And I might speak [²for myself ¹judgment], and with my mouth I shall fill up reproofs. 5 And then I may know the cure which he shall speak to me, and then I may perceive what he shall report to me. 6 And if in much strength he shall come upon me, so then [⁴with ⁵intimidation ³me ¹he shall not ²treat]. 7 For truth and reproof are from him; and may he bring [²unto ³my end ¹equity]. 8 For at first I shall go, and no longer am I; and the things of the latter end, what do I know? 9 [²with the left h and ¹In his acting], I cannot hold back; he covers the right hand, and I shall not see it. 10 For he knows [²already ¹my way]; he examined me as the gold. 11 And I shall go forth in his precepts, [³ways ¹for ²his] I kept; and in no way shall I turn aside from his precepts; 12 and in no way shall I pass by them; and in my bosom I hid his sayings. 13 But if even he judged thus, who is the one contradicting him; for he wanted and did. 14 On account of this, [²unto ³him ¹I have hastened]; and being admonished, I thought of him. 15 Over this [²his face ¹I should take] seriously; I shall contemplate and shall be terrified of him. 16 But the lord softened my heart, and the almighty hastened me. 17 [³not ¹For ²I knew] that [²shall come upon ³me ¹darkness]; [⁴before ⁶face ¹and ⁵my ³covered ²dimness].