Job 13:1-19 - Job's Fourth Speech Continues

¹ Lo! all this , hath mine own eye seen, - Mine ear hath heard and understood it: ² Just as ye know, I too, know, I, fall not short, of you. ³ But indeed, I, unto the Almighty, would speak, and, to direct my argument unto GOD, would I be well pleased. ⁴ For, in truth, ye, do besmear with falsehood, Worthless physicians, all of you! ⁵ Oh that ye would, altogether held your peace, and it should serve you for wisdom!

⁶ Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed: - ⁷ Is it, for God, ye would speak perversely? And, for him, would ye speak deceit: ⁸ Even, for him, would ye be partial? Or, for GOD, would ye so plead? ⁹ Would it be well, when he searched you out? Or, as one might jest with a mortal, would ye jest, with him? ¹⁰ He will, severely rebuke, you, if ye are secretly partial. ¹¹ Shall not, his majesty, overwhelm you? and, the dread of him, fall upon you? ¹² Are not your memorable sayings, proverbs of ashes? Breastworks of clay, your breastworks?

¹³ Quietly let me alone, that, I, may speak out, then let come on me, what may. ¹⁴ In any case, I will take up my flesh in my teeth, and, my life, will I put in my hand: ¹⁵ Lo! he may slay me, yet , for him, will I wait, - Nevertheless, my ways - unto his face, will I show to be right: ¹⁶ Even he, will be on my side - unto salvation, For, not before his face, shall any impious person come. ¹⁷ Hear ye patiently my speech, and be my declaration in your ears. ¹⁸ Lo! I pray you, I have set forth in order a plea, I know that, I, shall be found right. ¹⁹ Who is it that shall contend with me? For, now, if I should hold my peace, why! I should breathe my last!