JobJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareJob 9Webster - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Job 1Job 2Job 3Job 4Job 5Job 6Job 7Job 8Job 9Job 10Job 11Job 12Job 13Job 14Job 15Job 16Job 17Job 18Job 19Job 20Job 21Job 22Job 23Job 24Job 25Job 26Job 27Job 28Job 29Job 30Job 31Job 32Job 33Job 34Job 35Job 36Job 37Job 38Job 39Job 40Job 41Job 42›Job 9ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1Then Job answered and said, 2I know [it to be] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 3If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 4[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered? 5Who removeth the mountains, and they know not: who overturneth them in his anger. 6Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and its pillars tremble. 7Who commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. 8Who alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. 9Who maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. 10Who doeth great things past finding out; yes, and wonders without number. 11Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 12Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say to him, What doest thou? 13[If] God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. 14How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him? 15Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge. 16If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] I would not believe that he had hearkened to my voice. 17For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 19If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]? 20If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, that also will prove me perverse. 21[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. 22This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], he destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 23If the scourge shall slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of its judges; if not, where, [and] who [is] he? 25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. 26They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey. 27If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]: 28I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. 29[If] I am wicked, why then do I labor in vain? 30If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 31Yet wilt thou plunge me in the ditch, and my own clothes shall abhor me. 32For [he is] not a man, as I [am], [that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment. 33Neither is there any judge between us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both. 34Let him take away his rod from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 35[Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is] not so with me. ‹Previous chapterJob 8Next chapterJob 10›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsJob 9 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain