11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
11 When he passes me, I cannot see him; when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.
11 Behold, he passes by me, and I see him not; he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
11 Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don't see him; quietly but surely he's active, and I miss it.
11 If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
11 "Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves by, I do not see him go.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 9:11
Commentary on Job 9:1-13
(Read Job 9:1-13)
In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied himself to be a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before him he pleaded guilty of sins more than could be counted; and if God should contend with him in judgment, he could not justify one out of a thousand, of all the thoughts, words, and actions of his life; therefore he deserved worse than all his present sufferings. When Job mentions the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints. We are unfit to judge of God's proceedings, because we know not what he does, or what he designs. God acts with power which no creature can resist. Those who think they have strength enough to help others, will not be able to help themselves against it.