33Job 33

1And now, Job, listen carefully to all that I have to say.Select Job 33:1

2I am ready to say what's on my mind.Select Job 33:2

3All my words are sincere, and I am speaking the truth.Select Job 33:3

4God's spirit made me and gave me life.Select Job 33:4

5Answer me if you can. Prepare your arguments.Select Job 33:5

6You and I are the same in God's sight, both of us were formed from clay.Select Job 33:6

7So you have no reason to fear me; I will not overpower you.Select Job 33:7

8Now this is what I heard you say:Select Job 33:8

9“I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin.Select Job 33:9

10But God finds excuses for attacking me and treats me like an enemy.Select Job 33:10

11He binds chains on my feet; he watches every move I make.”Select Job 33:11

12But I tell you, Job, you are wrong. God is greater than any human being.Select Job 33:12

13Why do you accuse God of never answering our complaints?Select Job 33:13

14Although God speaks again and again, no one pays attention to what he says.Select Job 33:14

15At night when people are asleep, God speaks in dreams and visions.Select Job 33:15

16He makes them listen to what he says, and they are frightened at his warnings.Select Job 33:16

17God speaks to make them stop their sinning and to save them from becoming proud.Select Job 33:17

18He will not let them be destroyed; he saves them from death itself.Select Job 33:18

19God corrects us by sending sickness and filling our bodies with pain.Select Job 33:19

20Those who are sick lose their appetites, and even the finest food looks revolting.Select Job 33:20

21Their bodies waste away to nothing; you can see all their bones;Select Job 33:21

22they are about to go to the world of the dead.Select Job 33:22

23Perhaps an angel may come to their aid— one of God's thousands of angels, who remind us of our duty.Select Job 33:23

24In mercy the angel will say, “Release them! They are not to go down to the world of the dead. Here is the ransom to set them free.”Select Job 33:24

25Their bodies will grow young and strong again;Select Job 33:25

26when they pray, God will answer; they will worship God with joy; God will set things right for them again.Select Job 33:26

27Each one will say in public, “I have sinned. I have not done right, but God spared me.Select Job 33:27

28He kept me from going to the world of the dead, and I am still alive.”Select Job 33:28

29God does all this again and again;Select Job 33:29

30each one saves a person's life, and gives him the joy of living.Select Job 33:30

31Now, Job, listen to what I am saying; be quiet and let me speak.Select Job 33:31

32But if you have something to say, let me hear it; I would gladly admit you are in the right.Select Job 33:32

33But if not, be quiet and listen to me, and I will teach you how to be wise.Select Job 33:33