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Should one wish to contend with him,[a]
    he could not answer him once in a thousand times.
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength;
    who has withstood him and remained whole?
He removes the mountains before they know it;
    he overturns them in his anger.

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Footnotes

  1. 9:3 Job begins to explore the possibility of challenging God in a lawsuit, a theme that will recur (10:2), but he knows the odds are against him (vv. 12–20).

Though they wished to dispute with him,(A)
    they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(B)
His wisdom(C) is profound, his power is vast.(D)
    Who has resisted(E) him and come out unscathed?(F)
He moves mountains(G) without their knowing it
    and overturns them in his anger.(H)

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