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

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