Jb 23:8-15

8But if I go east, he is not there;^*

or west, I cannot perceive him;

9The north enfolds him, and I cannot catch sight of him;

The south hides him, and I cannot see him.

10Yet he knows my way;

if he tested me, I should come forth like gold.^a

11My foot has always walked in his steps;

I have kept his way and not turned aside.

12From the commands of his lips I have not departed;

the words of his mouth I have treasured in my heart.

13But once he decides, who can contradict him?

What he desires, that he does.^b

14For he will carry out what is appointed for me,

and many such things he has in store.

15Therefore I am terrified before him;

when I take thought, I dread him.