Job 9 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition（CEVDCI）

Job's Reply to BildadWhat You Say Is True

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fell at his feet.

14How, then, could I possibly

argue my case with God?

Though I Am Innocent

15Even though I am innocent,

I can only beg for mercy.

16And if God came into court

when I called him,

he would not hear my case.

17He would strike me with a storm

and increase my injuries

for no reason at all.

18Before I could get my breath,

my miseries would multiply.

19God is much stronger than I am,

and who would call me into court

to give me justice?

20Even if I were innocent,

God would prove me wrong.

21I am not guilty,

but I no longer care

what happens to me.

22What difference does it make?

God destroys the innocent

along with the guilty.

23When a good person dies

a sudden death,

God sits back and laughs.

24And who else but God

blindfolds the judges,

then lets the wicked

take over the earth?

My Life Is Speeding By

25My life is speeding by,

without a hope of happiness.

26Each day passes swifter

than a sailing ship

or an eagle swooping down.

27Sometimes I try to be cheerful

and to stop complaining,

28but my sufferings frighten me,

because I know that God

still considers me guilty.

29So what's the use of trying

to prove my innocence?

30Even if I washed myself

with the strongest soap,

31God would throw me into a pit

of stinking slime, leaving me

disgusting to my clothes.

32God isn't a mere human like me.

I can't put him on trial.

33Who could possibly judge

between the two of us?

34Can someone snatch away

the stick God carries

to frighten me?

35Then I could speak up

without fear of him,

but for now, I cannot speak.