9:1  Then Job answered,

9:2  "In truth I know that this proves true; But how can a man appear righteous before God?

9:3  "If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.

9:4   " Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?

9:5  " God removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;

9:6  Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;

9:7  Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;

9:8  Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;

9:9  Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

9:10  Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.

9:11   "If He would pass by me, I would not see Him; If He would move past me, I would not perceive Him.

9:12  "If He would snatch me away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, ' What do You do?'

9:13   "God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.

9:14  "How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?

9:15  "For though I could prove myself right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.

9:16  "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He listened to my voice.

9:17   "For He bruises me with a tempest

9:18  "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.

9:19  "If it comes down to a matter of power, behold, He has the strength. And if it comes down to justice, who can summon Him?

9:20  " Though I prove righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I have no guilt, He will declare me guilty.

9:21  "I believe that I have no guilt; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.

9:22  "It seems all one; therefore I say, He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'

9:23  "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

9:24  "The earth falls into the hands of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If I cannot depend upon Him, then who can I depend upon?

9:25  "Now my days move swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.

9:26  "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.

9:27  "Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and have cheerfulness,'

9:28  I feel afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.

9:29  "I have received the judgment of wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?

9:30  "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,

9:31  Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.

9:32  "For we cannot consider Him a man like me that I may answer Him,That we may go to court together.

9:33  " No umpire exists between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.

9:34  "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.

9:35  "Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I cannot behave that way in myself.