Job 34:31-33

English Standard Version

³¹“For has anyone said to God,
    ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
³²^(A)teach me what I do not see;
    if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
³³Will he then make repayment to suit you,
    because you reject it?
For you must choose, and not I;
    therefore ^(B)declare what you know.^[a]

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Footnotes

Job 34:33 The meaning of the Hebrew in verses 29–33 is uncertain

Job 34:31-33

New Living Translation

³¹“Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned,
but I will sin no more’?
³²Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done—tell me.
If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’?

³³“Must God tailor his justice to your demands?
But you have rejected him!
The choice is yours, not mine.
Go ahead, share your wisdom with us.

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Job 34:31-33

New International Version

³¹“Suppose someone says to God,
    ‘I am guilty^(A) but will offend no more.
³²Teach me what I cannot see;^(B)
    if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’^(C)
³³Should God then reward you on your terms,
    when you refuse to repent?^(D)
You must decide, not I;
    so tell me what you know.