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# Chapter 13
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1 Look, my eyes have seen all this;
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my ears have heard and understood it.
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2 Everything you know, I also know;
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I am not inferior to you.
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3 Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty
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and argue my case before God.
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4 You use lies like plaster;
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you are all worthless healers.
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5 If only you would shut up
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and let that be your wisdom!
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6 Hear now my argument,
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and listen to my defense.
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7 Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf
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or speak deceitfully for him?
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8 Would you show partiality to him
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or argue the case in his defense?
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9 Would it go well if he examined you?
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Could you deceive him as you would deceive a man?
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10 Surely he would rebuke you
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if you secretly showed partiality.
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11 Would God’s majesty not terrify you?
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Would his dread not fall on you?
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12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ash;
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your defenses are made of clay.
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13 Be quiet, and I will speak.
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Let whatever comes happen to me.
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14 I will put myself at risk
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and take my life in my own hands.
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15 Even if he kills me, I will hope in him.
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I will still defend my ways before him.
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16 Yes, this will result in my deliverance,
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for no godless person can appear before him.
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17 Pay close attention to my words;
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let my declaration ring in your ears.
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18 Now then, I have prepared my case;
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I know that I am right.
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19 Can anyone indict me?
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If so, I will be silent and die.
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20 Only grant these two things to me, God,
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so that I will not have to hide from your presence:
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21 remove your hand from me,
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and do not let your terror frighten me.
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22 Then call, and I will answer,
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or I will speak, and you can respond to me.
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23 How many iniquities and sins have I committed?
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Reveal to me my transgression and sin.
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24 Why do you hide your face
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and consider me your enemy?
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25 Will you frighten a wind-driven leaf?
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Will you chase after dry straw?
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26 For you record bitter accusations against me
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and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
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27 You put my feet in the stocks
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and stand watch over all my paths,
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setting a limit for the soles of my feet.
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28 A person wears out like something rotten,
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like a moth-eaten garment. |