Job 9

¹Then Job answered and said,

²Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?

³If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

⁴He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?—

⁵Him that removeth the mountains, and they know it not, When he overturneth them in his anger;

⁶That shaketh the earth out of its place, And the pillars thereof tremble;

⁷That commandeth the sun, and it riseth not, And sealeth up the stars;

⁸That alone stretcheth out the heavens, And treadeth upon the waves of the sea;

⁹That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;

¹⁰That doeth great things past finding out, Yea, marvellous things without number.

¹¹Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: He passeth on also, but I perceive him not.

¹²Behold, he seizeth the prey, who can hinder him? Who will say unto him, What doest thou?

¹³God will not withdraw his anger; The helpers of Rahab do stoop under him.

¹⁴How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?

¹⁵Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.