Part 23 (2/2)

Receive, I pray thee, instruction from his mouth, And treasure up his words in thine heart.

CCXII

If thou turnest to G.o.d and humblest thyself, If thou remove iniquity from thy tent, Then shalt thou have delight in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto G.o.d.

CCXIII

Thou shalt pray unto him and he shall hear thee, And thou shalt pay thy vows; If thou purpose a thing, it shall prosper unto thee, And a light shall s.h.i.+ne upon thy ways.

CCXIV

JOB:

Oh, I know it already: I myself am to blame for my misery,[238]

And his hand is heavy upon me by reason of my groaning!

Oh that I knew where I might find him, That I might come even unto his seat!

CCXV

I would plead my cause before him, And fill my mouth with arguments; I would fain know the words which he could answer me, And learn what he would say unto me.

CCXVI

Will he plead against me with his almighty power?

If not, then not even he would prevail against me.

For a righteous one would dispute with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

CCXVII

Behold I go forward, but he is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive him.

For he knoweth the way that I have chosen: If he would try me, I should come forth as gold.

CCXVIII

My foot has held his steps, His way have I kept and swerved not; I have not gone back from the precept of his lips, I have hid the words of his mouth in my bosom.

CCXIX

But he is bent upon one thing and who can turn him away?

And what his soul desireth even that he doeth.

Therefore am I troubled before his face; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

CCXX

G.o.d hath crushed my heart, And the Almighty hath terrified me.

For I am annihilated because of the darkness, And gloom enwrappeth my face.

CCXXI

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