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Then Job answered and said,
Toe het Job geantwoord, en gesê,
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I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
Ek weet dit is so van ‚'n waarheid: maar hoe sou die mens regverdig wees by God?
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If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
As hy met Hom wil twis, kan hy Hom nie antwoord een uit ‚'n duisend nie.
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[He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?
Hy is wys van hart, en magtig van krag: wie het teen Hom verhard, en voorspoedig gewees?
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Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
Wat die berge verwyder, en hulle weet dit nie: wat hulle in sy toorn omkeer.
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Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
Wat die aarde uit sy plek skud, en die pilare daarvan bewe.
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Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
Wat die son beveel, en dit gaan nie op nie; en verseël die sterre.
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Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
Wat alleen die hemele uitspan, en wandel op die golwe van die see.
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Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
Wat Arcturus, Orion, en Pleiades maak, en die kamers van die suide.
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Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
Wat groot dinge doen verby vind, ja, en wonders sonder getal.
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Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
Kyk, Hy gaan by my verby, en ek sien Hom nie: Hy gaan ook verder, maar ek merk Hom nie.
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Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
Kyk, Hy gryp weg, wie kan Hom verhinder? wie sal tot Hom sê, Wat doen U?
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[If] God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
As God sy toorn nie terugtrek nie, help die trotses onder Hom hulleself.
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How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my words [to reason] with him?
Hoeveel te minder sal ek Hom antwoord, en my woorde kies om met Hom te redeneer?
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Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge.
Wie, al was ek regverdig, sou nie antwoord nie, maar by my Regter om genade smeek.
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If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
As ek geroep het, en Hy my geantwoord het; tog sou ek nie glo dat Hy na my stem geluister het nie.
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For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Want Hy breek my met ‚'n storm, en vermeerder my wonde sonder oorsaak.
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He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
Hy sal my nie toelaat om my asem te kry nie, maar my met bitterheid vul.
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If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?
As ek spreek van krag, kyk, Hy is sterk: en as van oordeel, wie sal my dagstel?
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If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
As ek my regverdig, sal my eie mond my veroordeel: as ek sê, Ek is volkome, sal dit my ook as verdorwe bewys.
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[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
Al was ek volkome, tog sou ek my siel nie ken nie: ek sou my lewe verag.
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This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Dit is een ding, daarom sê ek dit, Hy vernietig die volkome en die goddelose.
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If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
As die gesel skielik doodmaak, Hy sal lag by die beproewing van die onskuldige.
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The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and] who [is] he?
Die aarde is in die hand van die goddelose oorgegee: Hy bedek die aangesigte van die regters daarvan; as nie, waar, en wie is Hy?
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Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
Nou is my dae vinniger as ‚'n hardloper: hulle vlug weg, hulle sien geen goeie nie.
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They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle [that] hasteth to the prey.
Hulle is verbygegaan soos die snelle skepe: soos die arend wat op die prooi afstorm.
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If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:
As ek sê, Ek sal my klagte vergeet, ek sal my aangesig verlaat, en myself vertroos:
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I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
Ek is bevrees vir al my smarte, ek weet dat U my nie onskuldig sal hou nie.
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[If] I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
As ek goddeloos is, waarom arbei ek dan tevergeefs?
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If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
As ek myself met sneeuwater was, en my hande ooit so rein maak;
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Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Tog sal U my in die sloot dompel, en my eie klere sal my verafsku.
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For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer him, [and] we should come together in judgment.
Want Hy is nie ‚'n man soos ek, dat ek Hom sou antwoord, en dat ons saam in die oordeel sou kom nie.
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Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might lay his hand upon us both.
Daar is ook geen arbiter tussen ons nie, wat sy hand op ons albei mag lê.
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Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
Laat Hom sy roede van my af wegneem, en laat sy vrees my nie verskrik nie:
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[Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is] not so with me.
Dan sal ek spreek, en nie bang wees vir Hom nie; maar dit is nie so met my nie.