“Now, however, O Job, please hear my words,
And to all my speaking do give ear"
"Far be it from the [true] God to act wickedly,
And the Almighty to act unjustly!"
"Yes, for a fact, God himself does not act wickedly,
And the Almighty himself does not pervert judgment."
'Shall one say to a king, ‘You are good for nothing’?
To nobles, ‘You are wicked’?'
"He breaks powerful ones without any investigation,
And he makes others stand up instead of them."
"For the reason that they have turned aside from following him,
And none of his ways have they considered,
"So as to cause the outcry of the lowly one to come to him;
And so he hears the outcry of the afflicted ones"
"Is this what you have regarded as justice?
You have said, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s.’
"For you say, ‘Of what use is it to you?
What benefit do I have more than by my sinning?
"Look up to heaven and see,
And behold the clouds, [that] they are indeed higher than you."
"If you actually sin, what do you accomplish against him?
And [if] your revolts actually increase, what do you do to him?"
"If you are really in the right, what do you give him,
Or what does he receive from your own hand?"
Who has called his way to account against him,
And who has said, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?"
"Therefore let men fear him.
He does not regard any who are wise in [their own] heart.”
And Jehovah proceeded to answer Job out of the windstorm and say:
"Where did you happen to be when I founded the earth?
Tell [me], if you do know understanding."
"Really, will you invalidate my justice?
Will you pronounce me wicked in order that you may be in the right? "
"See every one haughty, humble him,
And tread down the wicked right where they are."
"Hide them together in the dust,
Bind their very faces in the hidden place,"
"And I, even I, shall commend you,
Because your right hand can save you."
