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but He would give heed unto me.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>There the upright might reason with Him;</div><div class="po2">So should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Behold, I go forward, but He is not there,</div><div class="po2">And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him,</div><div class="po2">He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For He knoweth the way that I take;</div><div class="po2">When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My foot hath held fast to His steps,</div><div class="po2">His way have I kept, and turned not aside.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips;</div><div class="po2">I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.</div> <p class="section"></p><div class="po3"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him?</div><div class="po2">And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>For He will perform that which is appointed for me;</div><div class="po2">And many such things are with Him.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Therefore am I affrighted at His presence;</div><div class="po2">When I consider, I am afraid of Him.</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Yea, God hath made my heart faint,</div><div class="po2">And the Almighty hath affrighted me;</div> <div class="po1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Because I was not cut off before the darkness,</div><div class="po2">Neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.</div></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">THE HOLY SCRIPTURES<br>ACCORDING TO THE MASORETIC TEXT<br>A NEW TRANSLATION<p><a href="//www.jps.org/">Jewish Publication Society</a><br>1917<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/job/23-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>