It stood still, but I could not distinguish its appearance, I looked, but there was no form before mine eyes, - A whispering voice, I heard: - -

Though I had called, and he had answered me, I could not believe, that he would lend an ear to my voice.

If it regardeth vigour, bold is he! If justice, who could summon him?

For he is not a man like myself, whom I might answer, nor could we come together into judgment:

I could speak, and not be afraid of him, although, not so, am, I, in myself!

That he would declare to thee the secrets of wisdom, for they are double to that which actually is, - -Know then that GOD could bring into forgetfulness for thee, a portion of thine iniquity.

I also, like you, could speak, - If your soul were in the place of my soul, I could string together words against you, and could therewith shake over you my head.

I could make you determined, by my mouth, and then my lip-solace should restrain you.

How long will ye make a perversion of words? Ye should understand, and, afterwards, we could speak.

Oh, then, that my words, could be written, Oh that, in a record, they could be inscribed:

That, with a stylus of iron and with lead, for all time - in the rock, they could be graven!

Lo! these, are the fringes of his way, and what a whisper of a word hath been heard of him! But, the thunder of his might, who could understand?

When his lamp shone over my head, by whose light, I could go through darkness;

A covenant, I solemnised for mine eyes, - How then could I gaze upon a virgin?

What then could I have done when GOD rose up? And, when he visited, what could I have answered him?

For, a dread unto me, was calamity from GOD, and, from his majesty, I could not escape.

Yea, unto you, gave I diligent heed, - But lo! there was, for Job, nothing to convince, nor could you of you answer his speeches.

Though I waited, yet could they not speak, Surely they came to a stand, they responded no more.

If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret - one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness,

Who is it that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore, have I declared, but not understood, things too wonderful for me, which I could not know.