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Job 23:1

Then Job responded,

Job 23:2

"Even today my complaint is rebellion; His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

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Job 23:3

-"Oh that I knew how to find Him, That I might come to His home!

Job 23:4

-"I would present my case before Him And fill my mouth with arguments.

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Job 23:5

-"I would learn the words which He would answer, And perceive what He would tell me.

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Job 23:6

-"Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power? No, surely He would pay attention to me.

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Job 23:7

-"There the upright would argue with Him; And I would be free of my Judge forever.

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Job 23:8

"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

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Job 23:9

When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him; He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.

Job 23:10

-"But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.

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Job 23:11

-"My foot has held on to His path; I have kept His way and not turned aside.

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Job 23:12

-"I have not failed the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

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Job 23:13

-"But He is unique, and who can make Him turn? Whatever His soul desires, He does it.

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Job 23:14

-"For He carries out what is destined for me, And many such destinies are with Him.

Job 23:15

-"Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.

Job 23:16

-"It is God who has made my heart faint, And the Almighty who has terrified me,

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Job 23:17

But I am not destroyed by darkness, Nor by deep gloom which covers me.

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