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If I go east,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:8 Or forward">a</a></span> he isn’t there!</p> <p class="poetry2">If I go to the west,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:8 Or back">b</a></span> I don’t perceive him.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>If he’s working in the north,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:9 Or left">c</a></span> I can’t observe him;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:9 The Heb. lacks him">d</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">If he turns south,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:9 Or right">e</a></span> I can’t see him.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:9 The Heb. lacks him">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Because he knows the road on which I travel,</p> <p class="poetry2">when he had tested me, I’ll come out like gold.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My feet stay where his footsteps lead;</p> <p class="poetry2">I kept on his pathway and haven’t turned aside.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I haven’t wandered away from the commands that he has spoken;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:12 Lit. commands of his lips">g</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">I’ve treasured what he has said<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:12 Lit. treasured the words of his mouth">h</a></span> more than my own meals.”</p> <p class="heading">Job Stands Petrified Before God</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“But he is One—who can change him?</p> <p class="poetry2">He does whatever he wants to do.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He’ll complete what he has planned for me;</p> <p class="poetry2">he has many things in mind for me!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>That’s why I’m terrified at his presence!</p> <p class="poetry2">When I think about it, I’m afraid of him.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>God has caused me to faint;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:16 Or tender hearted">i</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">the Almighty makes me terrified!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Nevertheless, I haven’t been silenced because of the darkness,</p> <p class="poetry2">even when thick darkness obscures my vision.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="23:17 Lit. face">j</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 23:8 Or <i>forward</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 23:8 Or <i>back</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 23:9 Or <i>left</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 23:9 The Heb. lacks <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 23:9 Or <i>right</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 23:9 The Heb. lacks <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 23:12 Lit. <i>commands of his lips</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 23:12 Lit. <i>treasured the words of his mouth</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 23:16 Or <i>tender hearted</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 23:17 Lit. <i>face</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible 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