Job 13 — Legacy Standard Bible

I Will Be Declared Righteous

13“^aBehold, my eye has seen all this;My ear has heard and understood it.²“^aWhat you know I also know;I have not fallen short of you.³“But ^aI would speak to ¹the Almighty,And I desire to ^bargue with God.⁴“But you ^acover me with lies;You are all ^bworthless physicians.⁵“O that you would ^abe completely silent,And that it would become your wisdom!⁶“Please hear my argumentAnd give heed to the contentions of my lips.⁷“Will you ^aspeak what is unrighteous for God,And speak what is deceitful for Him?⁸“Will you ^ashow partiality for Him?Will you contend for God?⁹“Will it be well when He examines you?Or ^awill you deceive Him as one deceives a man?¹⁰“He will surely reprove youIf you secretly ^ashow partiality.¹¹“Will not ^aHis exaltedness terrify you,And the dread of Him fall on you?¹²“Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes;Your defenses are defenses of clay.¹³“^aBe silent before me so that I may speak;Then let come on me what may.¹⁴“Why should I take my flesh in my teethAnd ^aput my life in my ¹hands?¹⁵“¹^,^aThough He slay me,I will hope in Him.Nevertheless I ^bwill argue my ways ²before Him.¹⁶“This also will be my ^asalvation,For ^ba godless man may not come before His presence.¹⁷“¹Listen carefully to my words,And let my declaration fill your ears.¹⁸“Behold now, I have ^aarranged my case for justice;I know that ^bI will be declared righteous.¹⁹“^aWho will contend with me?For now I am silent and ^bwill breathe my last.²⁰“Only two things do not do to me,Then I will not hide from Your face:²¹^aMove Your ¹hand far from me,And let not the dread of You terrify me.²²“Then call, and ^aI will answer;Or let me speak, then respond to me.²³“^aHow many are my iniquities and sins?Make known to me my transgression and my sin.²⁴“Why do You ^ahide Your faceAnd think of me as ^bYour enemy?²⁵“Will You cause a ^adriven leaf to tremble?Or will You pursue the dry ^bchaff?²⁶“For You write ^abitter things against meAnd ^bmake me to possess the iniquities of my youth.²⁷“You ^aput my feet in the stocksAnd kept watch over all my paths;You ¹set a limit for the soles of my feet,²⁸While ¹I am decaying like a ^arotten thing,Like a garment that is moth-eaten.