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 9:1 ¶ Then Job answered and said,

 9:1 ¶ Then Jobº answeredºº and said,ºº

 9:2 Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

 9:2 I knowºº [it is] soºº of a truth:º but howº should manº be justºº withº God?º

 9:3 If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

 9:3 Ifº he willºº contendºº withº him, he cannotº answerºº him oneº ofº a thousand.º

 9:4 [He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered? --

 9:4 [He is] wiseº in heart,º and mightyº in strength:º whoº hath hardenedºº [himself] againstº him, and hath prospered?ºº

 9:5 [Him] that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

 9:5 Which removethºº the mountains,º and they knowºº not:º whichº overturnethºº them in his anger.º

 9:6 That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

 9:6 Which shakethºº the earthº out of her place,ºº and the pillarsº thereof tremble.ºº

 9:7 That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

 9:7 Which commandethºº the sun,º and it risethºº not;º and sealeth upºº the stars.º

 9:8 That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

 9:8 Which aloneº spreadeth outºº the heavens,º and treadethºº uponº the wavesº of the sea.º

 9:9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

 9:9 Which makethºº Arcturus,º Orion,º and Pleiades,º and the chambersº of the south.º

 9:10 That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

 9:10 Which doethºº great thingsº pastºº finding out;º yea, and wondersºº withoutºº number.º

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

 9:11 Lo,º he goethºº byº me, and I seeºº [him] not:º he passeth onºº also, but I perceiveºº him not.º

 9:12 Behold, he seizeth [the prey], who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

 9:12 Behold,º he taketh away,ºº whoº can hinderºº him? whoº will sayºº untoº him, Whatº doestºº thou?

 9:13 God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

 9:13 [If] Godº will notº withdrawºº his anger,º the proudºº helpersºº do stoopºº underº him.

 9:14 How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words [to reason] with him?

 9:14 How much lessºº shall Iº answerºº him, [and] choose outºº my wordsº [to reason] withº him?

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

 9:15 Whom,º thoughº I were righteous,ºº [yet] would I notº answer,ºº [but] I would make supplicationºº to my judge.ºº

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

 9:16 Ifº I had called,ºº and he had answeredºº me; [yet] would I notº believeºº thatº he had hearkenedºº unto my voice.º

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

 9:17 Forº he breakethºº me with a tempest,º and multipliethºº my woundsº without cause.º

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

 9:18 He will notº sufferºº me to takeºº my breath,º butº fillethºº me with bitterness.º

 9:19 If [we speak] of strength, lo, [he is] mighty! And if of justice, Who, [saith he], will summon me?

 9:19 Ifº [I speak] of strength,º lo,º [he is] strong:º and ifº of judgment,º whoº shall setºº me a timeº [to plead]?

 9:20 Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.

 9:20 Ifº I justifyºº myself, mine own mouthº shall condemnºº me: [if I say], Iº [am] perfect,º it shall also prove me perverse.ºº

 9:21 I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

 9:21 [Though] Iº [were] perfect,º [yet] would I notº knowºº my soul:º I would despiseºº my life.º

 9:22 It is all one; therefore I say, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

 9:22 Thisº [is] oneº [thing], thereforeºº I saidºº [it], Heº destroyethºº the perfectº and the wicked.º

 9:23 If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the trial of the innocent.

 9:23 Ifº the scourgeº slayºº suddenly,º he will laughºº at the trialº of the innocent.º

 9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covereth the faces of the judges thereof: If [it be] not [he], who then is it?

 9:24 The earthº is givenºº into the handº of the wicked:º he coverethºº the facesº of the judgesºº thereof; ifº not,º where,º [and] whoº [is] he?º

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

 9:25 Now my daysº are swifterºº thanº a post:ºº they flee away,ºº they seeºº noº good.º

 9:26 They are passed away as the swift ships; As the eagle that swoopeth on the prey.

 9:26 They are passed awayºº asº the swiftº ships:º as the eagleº [that] hastethºº toº the prey.º

 9:27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;

 9:27 Ifº I say,ºº I will forgetºº my complaint,º I will leave offºº my heaviness,º and comfortºº [myself]:

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

 9:28 I am afraidºº of allº my sorrows,º I knowºº thatº thou wilt notº hold me innocent.ºº

 9:29 I shall be condemned; Why then do I labor in vain?

 9:29 [If] Iº be wicked,ºº whyº thenº labourºº I in vain?º

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

 9:30 Ifº I washºº myselfº withº snowº water,ºº and make my handsº neverººº so clean;ºº

 9:31 Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, And mine own clothes shall abhor me.

 9:31 Yetº shalt thou plungeºº me in the ditch,º and mine own clothesº shall abhorºº me.

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

 9:32 Forº [he is] notº a man,º as Iº [am, that] I should answerºº him, [and] we should comeºº togetherº in judgment.º

 9:33 There is no umpire betwixt us, That might lay his hand upon us both.

 9:33 Neitherº isº thereº any daysmanºº betwixtº us, [that] might layºº his handº uponº us both.º

 9:34 Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:

 9:34 Let him takeºº his rodº awayººº fromºº me, and let notº his fearº terrifyºº me:

 9:35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; For I am not so in myself.

 9:35 [Then] would I speak,ºº and notº fearºº him; butº [it is] notº soº withº me.