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Job 9:10-24 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10. He does great and unsearchable things,wonders without number.

11. If He passes by me, I wouldn’t see Him; if He goes right by, I wouldn’t recognize Him.

12. If He snatches something, who can stop Him?Who can ask Him, “What are You doing? ”

13. God does not hold back His anger;Rahab’s assistants cringe in fear beneath Him!

14. How then can I answer Himor choose my arguments against Him?

15. Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.I could only beg my Judge for mercy.

16. If I summoned Him and He answered me,I do not believe He would pay attention to what I said.

17. He batters me with a whirlwind and multiplies my wounds without cause.

18. He doesn’t let me catch my breathbut soaks me with bitter experiences.

19. If it is a matter of strength, look, He is the Mighty One! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

20. Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.

21. Though I am blameless,I no longer care about myself;I renounce my life.

22. It is all the same. Therefore I say,“He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.”

23. When disaster brings sudden death,He mocks the despair of the innocent.

24. The earth is handed over to the wicked;He blindfolds its judges. If it isn’t He, then who is it?

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