Job 42:2-6

New International Version

²“I know that you can do all things;^(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.^(B)
³You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’^(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.^(D)

⁴“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’^(E)
⁵My ears had heard of you^(F)
    but now my eyes have seen you.^(G)
⁶Therefore I despise myself^(H)
    and repent^(I) in dust and ashes.”^(J)

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Job 42:2-6

New King James Version

²“I know that You ^(A)can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
³You asked, ^(B)‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
^(C)Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
⁴Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, ^(D)‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’

⁵“I have ^(E)heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.
⁶Therefore I ^(F)abhor^[a] myself,
And repent in dust and ashes.”

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Job 42:2-6

New American Standard Bible

²“I know that ^(A)You can do all things,
And that no plan is impossible for You.
³‘Who is this who ^(B)conceals advice without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things ^(C)too wonderful for me, which I do not know.
⁴‘Please listen, and I will speak;
I will ^(D)ask You, and You instruct me.’
⁵I have ^(E)heard of You by the hearing of the ear;
But now my ^(F)eye sees You;
⁶Therefore I retract,
And I repent, sitting on dust and ashes.”