# Job 13 đź“–
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## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Job Pleads His Cause to God
[[#Verse 01.]] “Indeed, my eyes have seen all this,
my ears have heard and understood it.
[[#Verse 02.]] What you know, I know also;
I am not inferior to you!
[[#Verse 03.]] But I wish to speak to the Almighty,
and I desire to argue my case with God.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â But you, however, are inventors of lies;
all of you are worthless physicians!
[[#Verse 05.]]Â If only you would keep completely silent!
For you, that would be wisdom.
[[#Verse 06.]] “Listen now to my argument,
and be attentive to my lips’ contentions.
[[#Verse 07.]] Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
Will you speak deceitfully for him?
[[#Verse 08.]]Â Will you show him partiality?
Will you argue the case for God?
[[#Verse 09.]] Would it turn out well if he would examine you?
Or as one deceives a man would you deceive him?
[[#Verse 10.]] He would certainly rebuke you
if you secretly showed partiality.
[[#Verse 11.]] Would not his splendor terrify you
and the fear he inspires fall on you?
[[#Verse 12.]] Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
[[#Verse 13.]] “Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak;
then let come to me what may.
[[#Verse 14.]] Why do I put myself in peril,
and take my life in my hands?
[[#Verse 15.]]Â Even if he slays me, I will hope in him;
I will surely defend my ways to his face.
[[#Verse 16.]]Â Moreover, this will become my deliverance,
for no godless person would come before him.
[[#Verse 17.]] Listen carefully to my words;
let your ears be attentive to my explanation.
[[#Verse 18.]] See now, I have prepared my case;
I know that I am right.
[[#Verse 19.]] Who will contend with me?
If anyone can, I will be silent and die.
[[#Verse 20.]] Only in two things spare me, O God,
and then I will not hide from your face:
[[#Verse 21.]] Remove your hand far from me
and stop making me afraid with your terror.
[[#Verse 22.]] Then call, and I will answer,
or I will speak, and you respond to me.
[[#Verse 23.]] How many are my iniquities and sins?
Show me my transgression and my sin.
[[#Verse 24.]]Â Why do you hide your face
and regard me as your enemy?
[[#Verse 25.]] Do you wish to torment a windblown leaf
and chase after dry chaff?
[[#Verse 26.]] For you write down bitter things against me
and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.
[[#Verse 27.]]Â And you put my feet in the stocks
and you watch all my movements;
you put marks on the soles of my feet.
[[#Verse 28.]]Â So IÂ waste away like something rotten,
like a garment eaten by moths.
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#### Today, I can apply this chapter by:
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- "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation."
- "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular."
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- What do we learn about people?
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