World English Bible
""If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;"
— Job 23:8, World English Bible
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”
“Behold, I go forward, but he is notthere; And backward, but I cannot perceive him; ”
“The Inaccessibility and Power of God“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.”
“But if I go to the east, he appeareth not; if to the west, I shall not understand him.”
“See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;”
“Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:”
I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.
Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.
There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.
"If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can't find him;
He works to the north, but I can't see him. He turns south, but I can't catch a glimpse of him.
But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth like gold.
My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.