# Job 13
**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> "1. Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, Mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2. What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God. 4. But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value. 5. Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom. 6. Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7. Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him? 8. Will ye show partiality to him? Will ye contend for God? 9. Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him? 10. He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality. 11. Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you? 12. Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defences are defences of clay. 13. Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak; And let come on me what will. 14. Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, And put my life in my hand? 15. Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him. 16. This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him. 17. Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears. 18. Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous. 19. Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the ghost. 20. Only do not two things unto me; Then will I not hide myself from thy face: 21. Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid. 22. Then call thou, and I will answer; Or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23. How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, And holdest me for thine enemy? 25. Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26. For thou writest bitter things against me, And makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth: 27. Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, And markest all my paths; Thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet: 28. Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, Like a garment that is moth - eaten." (Job 13:1-28, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> "1. “Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it. 2. What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you. 3. “Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God. 4. But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value. 5. Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise. 6. Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips. 7. Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him? 8. Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God? 9. Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him? 10. He will surely reprove you, if you secretly show partiality. 11. Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall on you? 12. Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, Your defenses are defenses of clay. 13. “Be silent, leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will. 14. Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand? 15. Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him. 16. This also shall be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him. 17. Hear diligently my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears. 18. See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous. 19. Who is he who will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and give up the spirit. 20. “Only don’t do two things to me; then I will not hide myself from your face: 21. withdraw your hand far from me; and don’t let your terror make me afraid. 22. Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and you answer me. 23. How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin. 24. Why hide you your face, and hold me for your enemy? 25. Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble? 26. For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth: 27. You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet, 28. though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten." (Job 13:1-28, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> "1. Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2. What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 3. Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 4. But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 5. O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 6. Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 7. Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 8. Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 9. Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 10. He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11. Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 12. Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 13. Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. Hold: Heb. Be silent from me 14. Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 15. Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. maintain: Heb. prove, or, argue 16. He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. 17. Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18. Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 19. Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 20. Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 21. Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22. Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23. How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 25. Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 26. For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 27. Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. lookest: Heb. observest heels: Heb. roots 28. And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten." (Job 13:1-28, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> "1. Lo, all, hath mine eye seen, Heard hath mine ear, and it attendeth to it. 2. According to your knowledge I have known, also I. I am not fallen more than you. 3. Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight. 4. And yet, ye [are] forgers of falsehood, Physicians of nought, all of you, 5. O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom. 6. Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend, 7. For God do ye speak perverseness? And for Him do ye speak deceit? 8. His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive? 9. Is [it] good that He doth search you, If, as one mocketh at a man, ye mock at Him? 10. He doth surely reprove you, if in secret ye accept faces. 11. Doth not His excellency terrify you? And His dread fall upon you? 12. Your remembrances [are] similes of ashes, For high places of clay your heights. 13. Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what? 14. Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth? And my soul put in my hand? 15. Lo, He doth slay me, I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue. 16. Also, He [is] to me for salvation, For the profane cometh not before Him. 17. Hear ye diligently my word, And my declaration with your ears. 18. Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous. 19. Who [is] he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp. 20. Only two things, O God, do with me: Then from Thy face I am not hidden. 21. Thy hand put far off from me, And Thy terror let not terrify me. 22. And call Thou, and I, I answer, Or, I speak, and answer Thou me. 23. How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know. 24. Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee? 25. A leaf driven away dost Thou terrify? And the dry stubble dost Thou pursue? 26. For Thou writest against me bitter things, And causest me to possess iniquities of my youth: 27. And puttest in the stocks my feet, And observest all my paths, On the roots of my feet Thou settest a print, 28. And he, as a rotten thing, weareth away, As a garment hath a moth consumed him." (Job 13:1-28, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._
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## Notes
_Your annotations._
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.