1 Job spoke next. He said:
2 Indeed, I know it is as you say: how could anyone claim to be upright before God?
3 Anyone trying to argue matters with him, could not give him one answer in a thousand.
4 Among the wisest and the hardiest, who then can successfully defy him?
5 He moves the mountains, though they do not know it; he throws them down when he is angry.
6 He shakes the earth, and moves it from its place, making all its pillars tremble.
7 The sun, at his command, forbears to rise, and on the stars he sets a seal.
8 He and no other has stretched out the heavens and trampled on the back of the Sea.
9 He has made the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the Mansions of the South.
10 The works he does are great and unfathomable, and his marvels cannot be counted.
11 If he passes me, I do not see him; he slips by, imperceptible to me.
12 If he snatches his prey, who is going to stop him or dare to ask, 'What are you doing?'
13 God does not renounce his anger: beneath him, Rahab's minions still lie prostrate.
14 And here am I, proposing to defend myself and select my arguments against him!
15 Even if I am upright, what point is there in answering him? I can only plead for mercy with my judge!
16 And if he deigned to answer my citation, I cannot believe he would listen to what I said,
17 he who crushes me for one hair, who, for no reason, wounds and wounds again,
18 not even letting me regain my breath, with so much bitterness he fills me!
19 Shall I try force? Look how strong he is! Or go to court? But who will summon him?
20 If I prove myself upright, his mouth may condemn me, even if I am innocent, he may pronounce me perverse.
21 But am I innocent? I am no longer sure, and life itself I despise!
22 It is all one, and hence I boldly say: he destroys innocent and guilty alike.
23 When a sudden deadly scourge descends, he laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24 When a country falls into the power of the wicked, he veils the faces of its judges. Or if not he, who else?
25 My days pass: more swiftly than a runner they flee away with never a glimpse of happiness,
26 they skim past like a reed canoe, like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 If I decide to stifle my complaining, change countenance, and wear a smiling face,
28 fear seizes me at the thought of all my woes, for I know you do not regard me as innocent.
29 And if I have done wrong, why should I put myself to useless trouble?
30 If I wash myself in melted snow, clean my hands with soda,
31 you will only plunge me into the dung, till my clothes themselves recoil from me!
32 For he is not human like me: impossible for me to answer him or appear alongside him in court.
33 There is no arbiter between us, to lay his hand on both,
34 to stay his rod from me, or keep away his daunting terrors.
35 Nonetheless, unafraid of him, I shall speak: since I do not see myself like that at all!
Versículos relacionados com Job, 9:
Job 9 is a chapter where Job reflects on God's righteousness and how impossible for man to be righteous before him. He questions how a human being can be just before God, who is so powerful and wise. Job also remembers the misery that is passing and how powerless in the face of the situation. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Job 9:
Psalm 9:7-8: "But the Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne to judge. He himself judges the world with justice; governs the peoples with righteousness." This verse talks about how God is just in his decisions and how he is a righteous ruler.
Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the Lord of all your heart and do not support yourself in your own understanding; recognize the Lord in all your ways, and He will straighten your paths." This verse talks about trusting God, even when things seem impossible.
Romans 3:23-24: "For all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God, being justified free of charge by His grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." This verse talks about how everyone has sinned and cannot be righteous by themselves, but they can be justified through Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 55:8-9: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my ways, says the Lord. For, just as heaven are higher than the earth, so are my ways the most High than your ways, and my thoughts more than your thoughts. " This verse talks about how God has a greater and higher perspective than that of human beings and how we cannot completely understand their ways.
James 1:2-4: "My brothers, consider the fact that they go through various trials, for you know that proof of your faith produces perseverance. And perseverance must have complete action, so that you may be mature and righteous, without lacking anything. " This verse talks about how trials can help us grow and mature in our faith.
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