New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (nwt, en_US, 2013)
Job
Job, 23
1 Job said in reply:
2 “Even today I will complain stubbornly;*1 My strength is exhausted because of my sighing.
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3 If only I knew where to find God! I would go to his place of dwelling.
4 I would present my case before him And fill my mouth with arguments;
5 I would learn how he would answer me And take note of what he says to me.
6 Would he contend with me using his great power? No, surely he would give me a hearing.
7 There the upright one could set matters straight with him, And I would be acquitted once and for all by my Judge.
8 But if I go east, he is not there; And I return and I cannot find him.
9 When he is working on the left, I cannot look upon him; Then he turns to the right, but I still do not see him.
10 But he knows the path I have taken. After he has tested me, I will come out as pure gold.
11 My feet have closely followed his footsteps; I have kept to his way without deviating.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up his sayings even more than what was required of me.*1
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13 When he is determined, who can resist him? When he*1 wants to do something, he does it.
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14 For he will carry out completely what has been determined*1 for me, And he has many such things in store.
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15 That is why I am anxious because of him; When I think about him, my fear grows.
16 God has made me fainthearted, And the Almighty has made me afraid.
17 But I have not yet been silenced by the darkness Nor by the gloom that has covered my face.