1 Jobas atsakydamas tarė:

2 "Mano skundas dar ir šiandien kartus; mano kentėjimai didesni už mano vaitojimą.

3 O kad žinočiau, kur Jį rasti, ir galėčiau ateiti prie Jo sosto!

4 Jam pateikčiau savo bylą ir savo burną pripildyčiau įrodymų.

5 Tada išgirsčiau, ką Jis man atsakytų, ir suprasčiau, ką man kalbėtų.

6 Ar Jis priešintųsi man savo galinga jėga? Ne! Jis pažvelgtų į mane.

7 Teisusis galėtų aiškintis su Juo, taip aš būčiau išlaisvintas amžiams nuo savo teisėjo.

8 Jei einu pirmyn, ten Jo nėra, o jei atgal, Jo nerandu.

9 Jei Jis yra kairėje, aš Jo nematau, o jei pasislėpęs dešinėje, Jo nepastebiu.

10 Bet Jis žino mano kelią; jei Jis mane ištirtų, būčiau kaip auksas.

11 Ėjau Jo pėdomis, iš Jo kelio neiškrypau.

12 Nuo Jo įsakymų nepasitraukiau, Jo burnos žodžius vertinau labiau negu būtiną maistą.

13 Jis vienintelis, kas gali Jį pakeisti? Ko Jo siela geidžia, tą Jis padaro.

14 Jis įvykdys, kas man skirta; daug panašių dalykų Jis turi.

15 Todėl man baugu Jo akivaizdoje; apie tai galvodamas, bijau Jo.

16 Dievas susilpnina mano širdį; Visagalis gąsdina mane.

17 Aš nepražuvau prieš tamsą, Jis nepaslėpė tamsybės nuo mano veido".

1 And Job made answer and said,

2 Even today my outcry is bitter; his hand is hard on my sorrow.

3 If only I had knowledge of where he might be seen, so that I might come even to his seat!

4 I would put my cause in order before him, and my mouth would be full of arguments.

5 I would see what his answers would be, and have knowledge of what he would say to me.

6 Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

7 There an upright man might put his cause before him; and I would be free for ever from my judge.

8 See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

9 I am looking for him on the left hand, but there is no sign of him; and turning to the right, I am not able to see him.

10 For he has knowledge of the way I take; after I have been tested I will come out like gold.

11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

12 I have never gone against the orders of his lips; the words of his mouth have been stored up in my heart.

13 But his purpose is fixed and there is no changing it; and he gives effect to the desire of his soul.

14 For what has been ordered for me by him will be gone through to the end: and his mind is full of such designs.

15 For this cause I am in fear before him, my thoughts of him overcome me.

16 For God has made my heart feeble, and my mind is troubled before the Ruler of all.

17 For I am overcome by the dark, and by the black night which is covering my face.