Job 23:3-17 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

3. If I knew where to find God,I would go there

4. and argue my case.

5. Then I would discoverwhat he wanted to say.

6. Would he overwhelm mewith his greatness?No! He would listen

7. because I am innocent,and he would say,“I now set you free!”

8. I cannot find God anywhere—in front of or behind me,

9. to my left or my right.God is always at work,though I never see him.

10. But he knows what I am doing,and when he tests me,I will be pure as gold.

13. But he alone is God,and who can oppose him?God does as he pleases,

14. and he will do exactlywhat he intends with me.

17. God has covered mewith darkness,but I refuse to be silent.

Job 23