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9:1 约伯回答说，
Then Job answered and said,
9:2 我真知道是这样。但人在神面前怎能成为义呢。
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
9:3 若愿意与他争辩，千中之一也不能回答。
If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
9:4 他心里有智慧，且大有能力。谁向神刚硬而得亨通呢。
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
9:5 他发怒，把山翻倒挪移，山并不知觉。
Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
9:6 他使地震动，离其本位，地的柱子就摇撼。
Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
9:7 他吩咐日头不出来，就不出来，又封闭众星。
Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
9:8 他独自铺张苍天，步行在海浪之上。
Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9:9 他造北斗，叁星，昴星，并南方的密宫。
Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
9:10 他行大事，不可测度，行奇事，不可胜数。
Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
9:11 他从我旁边经过，我却不看见。他在我面前行走，我倒不知觉。
Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
9:12 他夺取，谁能阻挡。谁敢问他，你做什么。
Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
9:13 神必不收回他的怒气。扶助拉哈伯的，屈身在他以下。
If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
9:14 既是这样，我怎敢回答他，怎敢选择言语与他辩论呢。
How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
9:15 我虽有义，也不回答他。只要向那审判我的恳求。
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
9:16 我若呼吁，他应允我。我仍不信他真听我的声音。
If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
9:17 他用暴风折断我，无故地加增我的损伤。
For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
9:18 我就是喘一口气，他都不容，倒使我满心苦恼。
He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
9:19 若论力量，他真有能力。若论审判，他说谁能将我传来呢。
If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
9:20 我虽有义，自己的口要定我为有罪。我虽完全，我口必显我为弯曲。
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
9:21 我本完全，不顾自己。我厌恶我的性命。
Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
9:22 善恶无分，都是一样。所以我说，完全人和恶人，他都灭绝。
This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
9:23 若忽然遭杀害之祸，他必戏笑无辜的人遇难。
If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
9:24 世界交在恶人手中。蒙蔽世界审判官的脸，若不是他，是谁呢。
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?
9:25 我的日子比跑信的更快，急速过去，不见福乐。
Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
9:26 我的日子过去如快船，如急落抓食的鹰。
They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
9:27 我若说，我要忘记我的哀情，除去我的愁容，心中畅快。
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
9:28 我因愁苦而惧怕，知道你必不以我为无辜。
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
9:29 我必被你定为有罪，我何必徒然劳苦呢。
If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
9:30 我若用雪水洗身，用硷洁净我的手。
If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
9:31 你还要扔我在坑里，我的衣服都憎恶我。
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
9:32 他本不像我是人，使我可以回答他，又使我们可以同听审判。
For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
9:33 我们中间没有听讼的人，可以向我们两造按手。
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
9:34 愿他把杖离开我，不使惊惶威吓我。
Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
9:35 我就说话，也不惧怕他，现在我却不是那样。
Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
约伯记9参考
约伯是在颂赞神的大能吗？他的语气表达了一种甚么情绪？
9章 对约伯来说，比勒达的话毫无新意。约伯早已知道恶人最终会被消灭，然而他为甚么要被消灭呢？约伯认为他不应受这样的苦难，所以想让自己的案情呈报给神（9:32-35）。不过他也知道同神争论是徒劳无益的（9:4）。约伯没有声称自己是完美无缺的（7:20-21；9:20），但他的确称自己是良善信实的（6:29-30）。约伯虽向神表达不耐烦，却没有抗拒或诅咒神。
9:9 北斗，参星，昴星都是星座的名称。
拉哈伯是甚么？
9:13 拉哈伯是传说中的海怪。根据巴比伦的创世神话，玛尔杜克（巴比伦神只）击败了查马特（拉哈伯的另一个名称），并俘虏了她的助手。约伯的朋友知道这个神话，也理解约伯的意思。神统管人世间的一切力量。
约伯明白自己言语失当了？还是……
9:20-21 “我虽有义，自己的口要定我为有罪。”约伯的意思是：“我虽行为正直，神仍然定我为有罪。”当他的苦难继续时，他渐渐变得不耐烦了。约伯虽然仍对神忠诚，但他说了不该说的话，令他在日后因他所说的后悔。在受疾病或痛苦煎熬的日子里，人们很自然地怀疑、失望或变得不耐烦，他们需要有人听他们的倾诉，帮他们渡过艰苦和失意。你的耐心会令他们得到帮助。