<vn='1'><sn="199">Wherefore</s>, <sn="347">Job</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="8085">hear</s> my <sn="4405">speeches</s>, and <sn="238">hearken</s> to <sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="1697">words</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="4994">now</s> I have <sn="6605">opened</s> my <sn="6310">mouth</s>, my <sn="3956">tongue</s> hath <sn="1696">spoken</s> in my <sn="2441">mouth</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>My <sn="561">words</s> shall be of the <sn="3476">uprightness</s> of my <sn="3820">heart</s>: and my <sn="8193">lips</s> shall <sn="4448">utter</s><sn="1847">knowledge</s><sn="1305">clearly</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>The <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of <sn="410">God</s> hath <sn="6213">made</s> me, and the <sn="5397">breath</s> of the <sn="7706">Almighty</s> hath given me <sn="2421">life</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="518">If</s> thou <sn="3201">canst</s><sn="7725">answer</s> me, set thy words in <sn="6186">order</s><sn="6440">before</s> me, stand <sn="3320">up</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="2005">Behold</s>, <sn="589">I</s> am according to thy <sn="6310">wish</s> in <sn="410">God</s> 's stead: <sn="589">I</s><sn="1571">also</s> am <sn="7169">formed</s> out of the <sn="4480 2563">clay</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="2009">Behold</s>, my <sn="367">terror</s> shall <sn="3808">not</s> make thee <sn="1204">afraid</s>, <sn="3808">neither</s> shall my <sn="405">hand</s> be <sn="3513">heavy</s><sn="5921">upon</s> thee. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="389">Surely</s> thou hast <sn="559">spoken</s> in mine <sn="241">hearing</s>, and I have <sn="8085">heard</s> the <sn="6963">voice</s> of thy <sn="4405">words</s>, saying, </v>
<vn='9'><sn="589">I</s> am <sn="2134">clean</s><sn="1097">without</s><sn="6588">transgression</s>, <sn="595">I</s> am <sn="2643">innocent</s>; <sn="3808">neither</s> is there <sn="5771">iniquity</s> in me. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="2005">Behold</s>, he <sn="4672">findeth</s><sn="8569">occasions</s><sn="5921">against</s> me, he <sn="2803">counteth</s> me for his <sn="341">enemy</s>, </v>
<vn='11'>He <sn="7760">putteth</s> my <sn="7272">feet</s> in the <sn="5465">stocks</s>, he <sn="8104">marketh</s><sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="734">paths</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="2005">Behold</s>, in <sn="2063">this</s> thou art <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6663">just</s>: I will <sn="6030">answer</s> thee, <sn="3588">that</s><sn="433">God</s> is <sn="7235">greater</s> than <sn="4480 582">man</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="4069">Why</s> dost thou <sn="7378">strive</s><sn="413">against</s> him? <sn="3588">for</s> he giveth <sn="3808">not</s><sn="6030">account</s> of <sn="3605">any</s> of his <sn="1697">matters</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3588">For</s><sn="410">God</s><sn="1696">speaketh</s><sn="259">once</s>, yea <sn="8147">twice</s>, yet man <sn="7789">perceiveth</s> it <sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>In a <sn="2472">dream</s>, in a <sn="2384">vision</s> of the <sn="3915">night</s>, when deep <sn="8639">sleep</s><sn="5307">falleth</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="376">men</s>, in <sn="8572">slumberings</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="4904">bed</s>; </v>
<vn='16'><sn="227">Then</s> he <sn="1540">openeth</s> the <sn="241">ears</s> of <sn="376">men</s>, and <sn="2856">sealeth</s> their <sn="4561">instruction</s>, </v>
<vn='17'>That he may <sn="5493">withdraw</s><sn="120">man</s> from his <sn="4639">purpose</s>, and <sn="3680">hide</s><sn="1466">pride</s> from <sn="4480 1397">man</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>He keepeth <sn="2820">back</s> his <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="7845">pit</s>, and his <sn="2416">life</s> from <sn="4480 5674">perishing</s> by the <sn="7973">sword</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>He is <sn="3198">chastened</s> also with <sn="4341">pain</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="4904">bed</s>, and the <sn="7230">multitude</s> of his <sn="6106">bones</s> with <sn="386">strong</s> pain: </v>
<vn='20'>So that his <sn="2416">life</s><sn="2092">abhorreth</s><sn="3899">bread</s>, and his <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="8378">dainty</s><sn="3978">meat</s>. </v>
<vn='21'>His <sn="1320">flesh</s> is consumed <sn="3615">away</s>, that it cannot be <sn="4480 7210">seen</s>; and his <sn="6106">bones</s> that were <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7200">seen</s> stick <sn="8192">out</s>. </v>
<vn='22'>Yea, his <sn="5315">soul</s> draweth <sn="7126">near</s> unto the <sn="7845">grave</s>, and his <sn="2416">life</s> to the <sn="4191">destroyers</s>. </v>
<vn='23'><sn="518">If</s> there <sn="3426">be</s> a <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="5921">with</s> him, an <sn="3887">interpreter</s>, <sn="259">one</s><sn="4480">among</s> a <sn="505">thousand</s>, to <sn="5046">show</s> unto <sn="120">man</s> his <sn="3476">uprightness</s>: </v>
<vn='24'>Then he is <sn="2603">gracious</s> unto him, and <sn="559">saith</s>, <sn="6308">Deliver</s> him from going <sn="4480 3381">down</s> to the <sn="7845">pit</s>: I have <sn="4672">found</s> a <sn="3724">ransom</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>His <sn="1320">flesh</s> shall be <sn="7375">fresher</s> than a <sn="4480 5290">child</s> 's: he shall <sn="7725">return</s> to the <sn="3117">days</s> of his <sn="5934">youth</s>: </v>
<vn='26'>He shall <sn="6279">pray</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="433">God</s>, and he will be <sn="7521">favorable</s> unto him: and he shall <sn="7200">see</s> his <sn="6440">face</s> with <sn="8643">joy</s>: for he will <sn="7725">render</s> unto <sn="582">man</s> his <sn="6666">righteousness</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>He <sn="7789">looketh</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="376">men</s>, and if any <sn="559">say</s>, I have <sn="2398">sinned</s>, and <sn="5753">perverted</s> that which was <sn="3477">right</s>, and it <sn="7737">profited</s> me <sn="3808">not</s>; </v>
<vn='28'>He will <sn="6299">deliver</s> his <sn="5315">soul</s> from <sn="4480 5674">going</s> into the <sn="7845">pit</s>, and his <sn="2416">life</s> shall <sn="7200">see</s> the <sn="216">light</s>. </v>
<vn='29'><sn="2005">Lo</s>, <sn="3605">all</s><sn="428">these</s> things <sn="6466">worketh</s><sn="410">God</s><sn="6471 7969">oftentimes</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="1397">man</s>, </v>
<vn='30'>To bring <sn="7725">back</s> his <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="4480">from</s> the <sn="7845">pit</s>, to be <sn="215">enlightened</s> with the <sn="216">light</s> of the <sn="2416">living</s>. </v>
<vn='31'>Mark <sn="7181">well</s>, O <sn="347">Job</s>, <sn="8085">hearken</s> unto me: hold thy <sn="2790">peace</s>, and <sn="595">I</s> will <sn="1696">speak</s>. </v>
<vn='32'><sn="518">If</s> thou <sn="3426">hast</s> any thing to <sn="4405">say</s>, <sn="7725">answer</s> me: <sn="1696">speak</s>, <sn="3588">for</s> I <sn="2654">desire</s> to <sn="6663">justify</s> thee. </v>
<vn='33'><sn="518">If</s><sn="369">not</s>, <sn="8085">hearken</s> unto me: hold thy <sn="2790">peace</s>, and I shall <sn="502">teach</s> thee <sn="2451">wisdom</s>. </v>