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9:1  Then Job answered,
9:2  "In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
9:3  "If one wished to dispute with Him, He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
9:4  "Wise in heart and mighty in strength, Who has defied Him without harm?
9:5  "It is God who removes the mountains, they know not how, When He overturns them in His anger;
9:6  Who shakes the earth out of its place, And its pillars tremble;
9:7  Who commands the sun not to shine, And sets a seal upon the stars;
9:8  Who alone stretches out the heavens And tramples down the waves of the sea;
9:9  Who makes the Bear, Orion and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
9:10  Who does great things, unfathomable, And wondrous works without number.
9:11  "Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
9:12  "Were He to snatch away, who could restrain Him? Who could say to Him, 'What are You doing?'
9:13  "God will not turn back His anger; Beneath Him crouch the helpers of Rahab.
9:14  "How then can I answer Him, And choose my words before Him?
9:15  "For though I were right, I could not answer; I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
9:16  "If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
9:17  "For He bruises me with a tempest And multiplies my wounds without cause.
9:18  "He will not allow me to get my breath, But saturates me with bitterness.
9:19  "If it is a matter of power, behold, He is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?
9:20  "Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
9:21  "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life.
9:22  "It is all one; therefore I say, 'He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.'
9:23  "If the scourge kills suddenly, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
9:24  "The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He covers the faces of its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
9:25  "Now my days are swifter than a runner; They flee away, they see no good.
9:26  "They slip by like reed boats, Like an eagle that swoops on its prey.
9:27  "Though I say, 'I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance and be cheerful,'
9:28  I am afraid of all my pains, I know that You will not acquit me.
9:29  "I am accounted wicked, Why then should I toil in vain?
9:30  "If I should wash myself with snow And cleanse my hands with lye,
9:31  Yet You would plunge me into the pit, And my own clothes would abhor me.
9:32  "For He is not a man as I am that I may answer Him, That we may go to court together.
9:33  "There is no umpire between us, Who may lay his hand upon us both.
9:34  "Let Him remove His rod from me, And let not dread of Him terrify me.
9:35  "Then I would speak and not fear Him; But I am not like that in myself.