Job 23
Job Says He Longs For God
1Then Job answered and said,
His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
That I might [even] come to His seat!
And fill my mouth with arguments.
And understand what He would say to me.
No, surely He would give attention to me.
So I would be acquitted forever by my Judge.
I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;
He turns to the right hand (south), but I cannot see Him.
When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold [pure and luminous].
I have kept His ways and not turned aside.
I have kept the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.
And what His soul desires, that He does.
And He is mindful of many such things.
When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.
And the Almighty has terrified me,
Nor by the thick darkness which covers my face.
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