Job 9:15
15 whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my Judge?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
15 Whom, though I were righteous (upright and innocent) yet I could not answer? I must appeal for mercy to my Opponent and Judge [for my right].
15 Even if I’m innocent, I can’t answer;
I must plead for justice.
15 Even if I were right, I wouldn’t answer;
I could only ask for mercy from my judge.
Though I Am Innocent
15 Even though I am innocent,
I can only beg for mercy.
15 Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge.
15 I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.
15 I am innocent, but I cannot give him an answer.
All I can do is beg my Judge for mercy.
15 Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Even if I were ·right [righteous], I could not answer him;
I could only ·beg God [plead], my Judge, for mercy.
15 For though I were just, yet could I not answer, but I would make supplication to my Judge.
15 Even if I were right, I could not answer him.
I would have to plead for mercy from my judge.
15 Though I am innocent, all I can do
is beg for mercy from God my judge.
15 Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.
I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
15 Nay, though I had right on my side, I would not plead against him as an adversary, I would sue to him for mercy as a judge.
15 whom I cannot answer, even though I am righteous?
From my judge I must implore grace.
14-20 “So how could I ever argue with him,
construct a defense that would influence God?
Even though I’m innocent I could never prove it;
I can only throw myself on the Judge’s mercy.
If I called on God and he himself answered me,
then, and only then, would I believe that he’d heard me.
As it is, he knocks me about from pillar to post,
beating me up, black-and-blue, for no good reason.
He won’t even let me catch my breath,
piles bitterness upon bitterness.
If it’s a question of who’s stronger, he wins, hands down!
If it’s a question of justice, who’ll serve him the subpoena?
Even though innocent, anything I say incriminates me;
blameless as I am, my defense just makes me sound worse.
15 Even if I were right, I could not answer him.
I would have to plead for mercy from my judge.
15 “For though I were right, I could not answer;
I would have to implore the mercy of my judge.
15 Even if I were right, I could not answer him;
I could only beg God, my Judge, for mercy.
15 Although I am innocent,
I could not answer him;
I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
15 Even if I hadn’t done anything wrong,
I couldn’t answer him.
I could only beg my Judge to have mercy on me.
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;
I could only plead with my Judge for mercy.
15 For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
15 Even if I am right, I cannot answer Him. I must beg Him who is against me to have pity.
15 Even if I were right, I would have no defense.
I could only plead for mercy.
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Whom, though I were tzaddik (righteous, innocent, in the right), yet would I not answer, but I would make techinnah (supplication, plea for mercy) for my mishpat (right).
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 Though I am innocent, I cannot answer him;
I must appeal for mercy to my accuser.
15 After all, I am the innocent one here, and I still can’t find an answer.
So I must continually appeal to the mercy of my judge.
15 Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him.
I would make supplication to my judge.
15 Which also (I) shall not answer to him, though I have anything just; but I shall beseech my judge to spare me. (Which even though I am just, I shall not answer him; but I shall still beseech my judge to spare me.)
15 Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.