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But I have understanding as well as you;
    I am not inferior to you.
    Who does not know such things as these?

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What you know, I also know;
    I am not inferior to you.
But I would speak to the Almighty,[a]
    and I desire to argue my case with God.(A)
As for you, you whitewash with lies;
    all of you are worthless physicians.(B)
If you would only keep silent,
    that would be your wisdom!(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 13.3 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai

21 To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that!

But whatever anyone dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that.(A) 22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.(B) 23 Are they ministers of Christ? I am talking like a madman—I am a better one: with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless floggings, and often near death.(C)

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I think that I am not in the least inferior to these super-apostles.(A)

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Do not answer fools according to their folly,
    lest you be a fool yourself.(A)

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“How you have helped one who has no power!
    How you have assisted the arm that has no strength!(A)
How you have counseled one who has no wisdom
    and given much good advice!

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Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
    or is there any flavor in the juice of mallows?[a]
My appetite refuses to touch them;
    they are like food that is loathsome to me.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 6.6 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. 6.7 Meaning of Heb uncertain