Job 13 (TFTU)
1 “Hey, I [SYN] have seen everything that you have seen,and I have heard and understood all that you have said. 2 What you know, I also know;I do ◄not know less than/know as much as► you. 3 But I would like to speak to Almighty God, not to you;I would like to argue with him and prove that I ◄am innocent/have not done things that are wrong►. 4 As for you, you do not allow people to know the truth about me,like someone covers up a bad surface of a wall with whitewash [MET].You are all like doctors [MET] that give people useless medicines. 5 I wish/desire that you would be silent;that would be the wisest thing that you could do. 6 Listen to what I will say to you now;listen while I am saying what is true about myself. 7 Are you telling lies about me to prove God is just in causing me to suffer?Are you saying what is deceitful in order to benefit him? 8 Are you trying to defend him?Are you trying to prove as you would in a court that he is innocent? 9 If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good?Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people? 10 If you secretly say/do things to cause God to act favorably toward you,he will surely rebuke you. 11 He will certainly [RHQ] cause you to be terrified by his power/greatness;you will become extremely afraid. 12 The things that you say that you think are wise are as useless as [MET] as ashes;what you say to defend your opinions is no better than [MET] clay that quickly crumbles. 13 “So, be quiet and allow me to speak,and then it will not matter what happens to me. 14 I am ready to endure anything;I am even willing to risk being executed [IDM, DOU] for what I will say. 15 If God kills me, then I will not have anyone else whom I can confidently expect to help me,but I am going to defend my behavior in his presence anyway. 16 No wicked/godless person would dare to stand in the presence of God, but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong,perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will save me.” 17 “God, listen very carefully to what I say [DOU]. 18 I am ready to prove that I am innocent,and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty. 19 I certainly do not think [RHQ] that you or anyone else will say that what I say is not true;if anyone did that, I would ◄be silent/stop talking► and die. 20 “I am requesting you to do two things for me;if you do them, I will ◄not hide from you/come and stand in front of you► [LIT]. 21 The first thing that I request is that you stop punishing [IDM] me;and the second thing that I request is that you stop causing me to be very terrified. 22 You speak first, and then I will reply;or allow me to speak first, and then you reply. 23 What have I done that is wrong? What sins have I committed?Show me how I have disobeyed you. 24 Why ◄do you refuse to be friendly with/have you abandoned► me [IDM]?Why do you ◄act toward me as though I am/consider me to be► your enemy? 25 I am as insignificant as [MET] a leaf that is blown by the wind;why are you trying to cause me to be afraid [RHQ]?Why are you pursuing me?Am I useless, nothing more than a bit of dry chaff [RHQ]? 26 It seems that you are writing things to accuse me of doing things that are wrong,even recalling bad things that I did when I was young. 27 It is as though you have fastened my feet with chains to prevent me from walking,and you watch me wherever I walk; It is as though you even look closely at my footprints to see where I have gone. 28 As a result, my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood,like a piece of cloth that is eaten by larvae of moths.”