Job 16:1-19:29 1 Then Job replied:
2 “I have heard many things like these before. What miserable comforters
are you all!
3 Will
there be an end to your
windy words?
Or what provokes
you that you answer?
4 I also could speak
like you, if
you were in my place; I could pile up
words against you and I could shake my head at you.
5 But
I would strengthen
you with my words;
comfort from my lips would bring
you relief.
6 “But
if I speak, my pain is not relieved,
and if I refrain from speaking – how
much of it goes away?
7 Surely now he
has worn me out, you have devastated my entire household.
8 You have seized me,
and it
has become a witness; my leanness
has risen up against me and testifies against me.
9 His
anger has torn me
and persecuted
me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks
his eyes on me.
10 People
have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn;
they unite
together against me.
11 God abandons me to evil
men,
and throws
me into the hands of wicked men.
12 I was in peace, and he has shattered me.
He has seized me by the neck and crushed me.
He has made me his target;
13 his archers
surround me. Without pity
he pierces
my kidneys and pours out my gall
on the ground.
14 He breaks through against me, time and time again;
he rushes
against me like a warrior.
15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and buried
my horn
in the dust;
16 my face is reddened
because of weeping,
and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,
17 although
there is no violence in my hands and my prayer is pure.
18 “O earth, do not cover my blood,
nor let there be a secret
place for my cry.
19 Even now my witness
is in heaven; my advocate
is on high.
20 My intercessor is my friend
as my eyes pour out
tears to God;
21 and
he contends with God on behalf of man as a man
pleads
for his friend.
22 For the years that lie ahead are few,
and then I will go on the way of no return.
1 My spirit is broken,
my days have faded out,
the grave
awaits me.
2 Surely mockery
is with me;
my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 Make then my pledge
with you. Who else will put up security for me?
4 Because
you have closed their
minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.
5 If a man denounces his friends for personal gain,
the eyes of his children will fail.
6 He has made me
a byword
to people, I am the one in whose face they spit.
7 My eyes have grown dim
with grief; my whole frame
is but a shadow.
8 Upright men are appalled
at this; the innocent man is troubled
with the godless.
9 But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
10 “But turn, all of you,
and come
now!
I will not find a wise man among you.
11 My days have passed, my plans
are shattered, even
the desires
of my heart.
12 These men
change
night into day; they say,
‘The light is near in the face of darkness.’
13 If
I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,
14 If I cry
to corruption,
‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My Mother,’ or ‘My sister,’
15 where then
is my hope? And my hope,
who sees it?
16 Will
it
go down to the barred gates
of death? Will
we descend
together into the dust?”
1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered:
2 “How long until you
make an end of words?
You must consider,
and then
we can talk.
3 Why should we be regarded as beasts, and considered stupid
in your sight?
4 You who tear yourself
to pieces in your anger, will the earth be abandoned
for your sake? Or will a rock be moved from its place?
5 “Yes,
the lamp
of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire
does not shine.
6 The light in his tent grows dark; his lamp above him is extinguished.
7 His vigorous steps
are restricted,
and his own counsel throws him down.
8 For he has been thrown into a net by his feet
and he wanders into a mesh.
9 A trap
seizes him by the heel; a snare
grips him.
10 A rope is hidden for him
on the ground and a trap for him
lies on the path.
11 Terrors
frighten him on all sides and dog
his every step.
12 Calamity is
hungry for him,
and misfortune is ready at his side.
13 It eats away parts of his skin;
the most terrible death
devours his limbs.
14 He is dragged from the security of his tent,
and marched off
to the king
of terrors.
15 Fire resides in his tent;
over his residence burning sulfur is scattered.
16 Below his roots dry up, and his branches wither above.
17 His memory perishes from the earth, he has no name in the land.
18 He is driven
from light into darkness and is banished from the world.
19 He has neither children nor descendants
among his people, no survivor in those places he once stayed.
20 People of the west
are appalled at his fate;
people of the east are seized with horror,
saying,
21 ‘Surely such is the residence
of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”
1 Then Job answered:
2 “How long will you torment me
and crush
me with your words?
3 These ten times
you have been reproaching me;
you are not ashamed to attack me!
4 But even if it were
true that I have erred,
my error
remains solely my concern!
5 If indeed
you would exalt yourselves
above me and plead my disgrace against me,
6 know
then that God has wronged me
and encircled
me with his net.
7 “If
I cry out,
‘Violence!’
I receive no answer;
I cry for help, but there is no justice.
8 He has blocked
my way so I cannot pass, and has set darkness
over my paths.
9 He has stripped me of my honor and has taken the crown off my head.
10 He tears me down
on every side until I perish;
he uproots
my hope
like one uproots
a tree.
11 Thus
his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.
12 His troops
advance together; they throw up
a siege ramp against me, and they camp around my tent.
13 “He has put my relatives
far from me; my acquaintances only
turn away from me.
14 My kinsmen have failed me; my friends
have forgotten me.
15 My guests
and my servant girls consider
me a stranger; I am a foreigner
in their eyes.
16 I summon
my servant, but he does not respond, even though I implore
him with my own mouth.
17 My breath is repulsive
to my wife; I am loathsome
to my brothers.
18 Even youngsters have scorned me; when I get up,
they scoff at me.
19 All my closest friends
detest me; and those whom
I love have turned against me.
20 My bones stick to my skin and my flesh;
I have escaped
alive
with only the skin of my teeth.
21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.
22 Why do you pursue me like God does?
Will you never be satiated with my flesh?
23 “O that
my words were written down, O that they were written on a scroll,
24 that with an iron chisel and with lead
they were engraved in a rock forever!
25 As for me, I know that my Redeemer
lives, and that as the last
he will stand upon the earth.
26 And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh
I will see God,
27 whom I will see for myself,
and whom my own eyes will behold, and not another.
My heart
grows faint within me.
28 If you say, ‘How we will pursue him, since the root of the trouble is found in him!’
29 Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath
brings the punishment
by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
Context (NET) 1 Corinthians 16:1-24 1 With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
2 On the first day of the week, each of you should set aside some income
and save
it to the extent that God has blessed you,
so that a collection will not have to be made
when I come.
3 Then, when I arrive, I will send those whom you approve with letters of explanation to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
4 And if it seems advisable that I should go also, they will go with me.
5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia – for I will be going through Macedonia –
6 and perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so that you can send me on my journey, wherever I go.
7 For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.
8 But I will stay in Ephesus
until Pentecost,
9 because a door of great opportunity stands wide open for me,
but there are many opponents.
10 Now if Timothy comes, see that he has nothing to fear among you, for he is doing the Lord’s work, as I am too.
11 So then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers.
12 With regard to our brother Apollos: I strongly encouraged him to visit you with the other brothers,
but it was simply not his intention to come now.
He will come when he has the opportunity.
13 Stay alert, stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong.
14 Everything you do should be done in love.
15 Now, brothers and sisters,
you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts
of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you
16 also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.
17 I was glad about the arrival of Stephanus, Fortunatus, and Achaicus because they have supplied the fellowship with you that I lacked.
18 For they refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this.
19 The churches in the province of Asia
send greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca
greet
you warmly in the Lord, with the church that meets in their house.
20 All the brothers and sisters
send greetings. Greet one another with a holy kiss.
21 I, Paul, send this greeting with my own hand.
22 Let anyone who has no love for the Lord be accursed. Our Lord, come!
23 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you.
24 My love be with all of you in Christ Jesus.
Context (NET) Psalm 40:1-10 1 For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely
on the
Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.
2 He lifted me out of the watery pit,
out of the slimy mud.
He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
3 He gave me reason to sing a new song,
praising our God.
May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the
Lord!
4 How blessed
is the one
who trusts in the
Lord and does not seek help from
the proud or from liars!
5 O
Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us.
No one can thwart you!
I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
6 Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern.
You make that quite clear to me!
You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.
7 Then I say, “Look! I come! What is written in the scroll pertains to me.
8 I want to do what pleases you,
my God. Your law dominates my thoughts.”
9 I have told the great assembly
about your justice.
Look! I spare no words!
O
Lord, you know this is true.
10 I have not failed to tell about your justice;
I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.
Context (NET) Proverbs 22:1 1 A good name
is to be chosen
rather than great wealth, good favor
more than silver or gold.
Context (NET)
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