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Job 9 Smith's Literal Translation
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and who shall say to him, What wilt thou do?<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>God will not turn back his anger, the helpers of pride bowed down under him.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>How much less shall I answer him, shall I choose my words with him?<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Whom, if I was just, I shall not answer; I will make supplication to my judge.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>If I called and he will answer me, I shall not believe that he will give ear to my voice.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Who will assail me with tempest, and he multiplied my wounds without cause.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He will not give me to draw in my spirit, for he will fill me with bitterness.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>If for strength, behold him strong: if for judgment, who shall arraign me.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>If I shall be just, my mouth shall condemn me: I am blameless, and he will declare me perverse.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I am blameless, I shall not know my soul: I shall despise my life.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>It is one: for this, I said, The blameless one and the unjust one he finishes.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>If the scourge shall fall suddenly, he will deride at the trial of the innocent.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The earth was given into the hand of the unjust one: he will cover the faces of her judges; if not now, who is it?<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>My days were swift above a runner: they fled, they saw not good.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>They glided along with the ships of desire: as the eagle will pounce upon food.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>If my saying, I will forget my complaint, I will let go my face, and I will be cheerful:<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>I was afraid of all my pains, I knew that thou wilt not acquit me.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Shall I do evil, wherefore this shall I labor in vain?<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>If I washed myself in snow-water, and cleansed my hands clean;<p> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then thou wilt immerse me in the ditch, and my garments abhorred me.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>For not a man as I; I shall answer him, we shall come together in judgment.<p> <A name="34"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>There is not between us a reprover; he will put his hand upon us two.<p> <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>He will take away his rod from me, and his truth shall not make me afraid.<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/job/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>I will speak, and I shall not fear him; but not so am I with myself.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. 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