Job, Chapter 23:

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Verses from Job, Chapter 23 of the book of Job in the Bible.

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1. Then Job replied:
2. “Until now my complaint is bitter; His hand weighs on me despite my moan.
3. I wish I knew where to find you and could get to your room!
4. I would present my case before him and fill my mouth with arguments.
5. I would like to know the words with which he would answer me and understand what he would say to me.
6. Would he use great power against me? No, he would just take it into account.
7. Then the righteous man could plead with him; and so I would get rid of my Judge forever.
8. “If I went east, he wouldn't be there; If I went west I wouldn't find it.
9. When he acts in the north, I do not see him; When it moves south, I don't notice it.
10. But he knows the path I am taking; If you put me to the test, I would come out like gold.
11. My feet have closely followed your footsteps; I have remained on your path, without deviating.
12. I have not departed from the commandments of his lips; I valued the words of your mouth more than my daily food.
13. “He is one, and who will lead him astray? Whatever he desires, he will do.
14. He will fulfill his purpose for me, and there are many other plans in his heart.
15. Therefore, terrified, I cower before him; When I think about it, I get scared.
16. God made my heart faint; the Almighty filled me with fear.
17. However, I was not destroyed by darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.