1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all {this}, mine ear hath heard and understood it.
2 What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.
3 But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with *God;
4 For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
5 Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will ye speak unrighteously for *God? and for him speak deceit?
8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for *God?
9 Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?
10 He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
11 Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?
12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.
13 Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what {will}!
14 Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
15 Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.
16 This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.
17 Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.
18 Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.
19 Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.
20 Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.
21 Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:
22 Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.
23 How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.
24 Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?
25 Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?
26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;
27 And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet; -
28 One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.
1 "这一切我的眼睛都见过， 我的耳朵都听过， 而且明白。
2 你们所知道的我也知道， 我并非不及你们。
3 但我要对全能者说话， 我愿与 神辩论。
4 你们都是捏造谎言的， 都是无用的医生。
5 但愿你们完全不作声， 这样才算为你们的智慧。
6 请你们听我的辩论， 留心听我嘴唇的申诉。
7 你们要为 神说不义的言语吗？你们要为他说诡诈的话吗？
8 你们要徇 神的情面吗？要为 神争辩吗？
9 他把你们查出来， 这是好吗？人怎样哄骗人， 你们也怎样哄骗 神吗？
10 你们若暗中徇情面， 他必然责备你们。
11 他的尊严不是叫你们惧怕吗？他的惊吓不是临到你们吗？
12 你们背诵的格言都是炉灰的格言， 你们的辩护都是泥土的辩护。
13 你们要静默， 离开我， 好让我说话， 然后不论什么事也好， 让它临到我吧。
14 我已把我的肉挂在自己的牙上， 把我的命放在自己的手中。
15 他必杀我， 我没有指望了， 我必在他面前辩明我所行的；
16 这要成为我的拯救， 因为不敬虔的人不能到他面前来。
17 你们当细听我的言语， 让我的宣言进入你们的耳中。
18 现在我已呈上我的案件， 我知道我自己得算为义，
19 有谁与我相争呢？若有， 我就默然不言， 气绝而亡。
20 只要不对我行两件事， 我就不躲开你的面，
21 就是把你的手缩回， 远离我身， 又不使你的惊惧威吓我。
22 这样， 你一呼叫， 我就回答， 或是让我说话， 你回答我。
23 我的罪孽与罪过有多少呢？求你让我知道我的过犯与罪过。
24 你为什么掩面， 把我当作你的仇敌呢？
25 你要使被风吹动的树叶战抖吗？你要追赶枯干了的碎秸吗？
26 你记录判词攻击我， 又使我承当我幼年的罪孽；
27 你把我的两脚上了木狗， 又鉴察我一切所行的， 为我的脚掌定界限。
28 我的生命像破灭腐朽之物， 又像虫蛀的衣服。"