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

¹ "Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it. ² What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you. ³ "Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God. ⁴ But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value. ⁵ Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

⁶ Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips. ⁷ Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him? ⁸ Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God? ⁹ Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him? ¹⁰ He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality. ¹¹ Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you? ¹² Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay.

¹³ "Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will. ¹⁴ Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand? ¹⁵ Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him. ¹⁶ This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him. ¹⁷ Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears. ¹⁸ See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous. ¹⁹ Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit.