Job Answer
Job gree say nobody fit argue with God, and na dat one be the problem. Nobody fit carry am go court, and even person wey no get blame, im own mouth go condemn am. Job say God dey destroy both person wey no get blame and wicked person, and im dey long for mediator wey go put hand on top both of dem.
9 1Den Job answer say: 2"For true-true, I sabi say na so e be. But how person wey go die fit get correct-and-holy way for God front? 3If person wan argue wit am, e no fit answer am even one time for one thousand times. 4E get wisdom for im mind and power wey plenty—who don ever stand against am and comot without wound? 5E dey commot mountain before dem even sabi, e dey turn dem upside-down for im anger. 6E dey shake di earth commot for im place, and di pillar wey hold am dey shake. 7E dey command di sun, and e no dey rise; e dey seal up di stars. 8Na im one stretch out di heavens and dey waka on top di waves of di sea. 9Na im make di Bear, Orion, and di Pleiades, and di groups of stars for di southern sky. 10E dey do big-big things wey person no fit understand, wonderful things wey person no fit count. 11Look—e dey pass near me, and I no dey see am; e dey move on, but I no dey notice am. 12If e snatch something comot, who fit turn am back? Who go tell am say, 'Wetin you dey do?' 13God no go turn im anger back; under am, di helpers of di sea monster Rahab lie down crush finish. a a v13 Rahab for here no be di woman of Jericho, but na old name for di chaos-monster of di sea — na poetic picture of every power wey dey resist God. 14So how much less I go fit answer am, or pick my words to argue wit am? 15Even if I dey for di right, I no fit answer am; na to beg my judge for mercy I go just do. 16If I call and e answer me, I no go believe say e dey listen to my voice. 17Because e dey crush me wit storm and dey add wound plenty for my body without any reason. 18E no go let me catch my breath, but e dey fill me wit bitter something. 19If na matter of power, na im be di mighty one! And if na matter of justice, who fit call am come court? 20Even if I dey for di right, my own mouth go condemn me; even if I no get blame, e go show say I be crooked person. 21I no get blame; I no send myself again; I hate my own life. 22Na di same thing; na so I take dey talk say, e dey destroy di person wey no get blame and di wicked one together. 23When wahala wey come sudden bring death, e dey laugh di cry of di innocent people. 24Dem don hand di earth give di wicked people; e dey cover di eye of di judges. If no be am, den na who? 25My days dey faster pass runner; dem dey run comot, dem no dey see any good thing. 26Dem dey skim pass like boat wey dem make wit reed, like eagle wey dey swoop come down on top im prey. 27If I talk say, 'I go forget my complain, I go put my sad face for side and be happy,' 28I dey fear all my pain, because I sabi say you no go call me innocent. 29Dem go condemn me; so why I go dey suffer for nothing? 30If I wash myself wit snow and clean my hand wit strong soap, 31still, you go throw me inside di dirty pit, and even my own cloth go hate me. 32Because e no be man like me, wey I fit answer, wey we fit go court together. 33No mediator dey between us, wey fit put im hand on top di two of us. b b v33 Job dey crave for person wey fit stand between am and God — mediator wey fit put hand on di two of dem. Di longing find im answer for Jesus, di only one mediator between God and people (1 Tim 2:5). 34Make e commot im rod comot for my body, and make di fear of am no dey terrify me again. 35Den I go talk without fearing am; but as e be so, I no free to do am."
