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¹ Then Job answered and said: ² My hand is listless because of my groaning. ³ That I might come to His seat! ⁴ And fill my mouth with arguments. ⁵ And understand what He would say to me. ⁶ No! But He would take note of me. ⁷ And I would be delivered forever from my Judge. ⁸ And backward, but I cannot perceive Him; ⁹ When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him. ¹⁰ When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. ¹¹ I have kept His way and not turned aside. ¹² More than my necessary food. ¹³ And whatever His soul desires, that He does. ¹⁴ And many such things are with Him. ¹⁵ When I consider this, I am afraid of Him. ¹⁶ And the Almighty terrifies me; ¹⁷ And He did not hide deep darkness from my face.