Job 13:20-28 - Job Argues His Case With God

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“Only [O Lord,] do not do two things to me,
And then I will not hide myself from Your face:
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Withdraw Your hand from me and remove this bodily suffering,
And let not the dread of You terrify me.
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“Then [Lord,] call, and I will answer;
Or let me speak, and then reply to me.
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“How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]?
Make me recognize and understand my transgression and my sin.
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“Why do You hide Your face [as if offended]
And consider me Your enemy?
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“Will You cause a windblown leaf to tremble?
Will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble?
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“For You write bitter things against me [in Your indictment]
And make me inherit and suffer for the iniquities of my youth.
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“You also put my feet in the stocks [as punishment]
And [critically] observe all my paths;
You set a circle and limit around the soles of my feet [which I must not overstep],

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While I waste away like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.