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I Will Be Declared Righteous

13 (A)Behold, my eye has seen all this;
My ear has heard and understood it.
(B)What you know I also know;
I have not fallen short of you.

“But (C)I would speak to [a]the Almighty,
And I desire to (D)argue with God.
But you (E)cover me with lies;
You are all (F)worthless physicians.
O that you would (G)be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:3 Heb Shaddai

Job Begins to Argues His Case

13 “Look, I’ve seen everything;
    I’ve listened carefully and I understand.
What you know, I know, too;
    I’m not inferior to you.
But I want to talk to the Almighty;
    and I’m determined to argue my case[a] before God.”

Job Accuses His Friends

“But as for you, you whitewash with lies;
    all of you are worthless quacks.[b]
I wish you’d all just shut up.
    Then at least you would appear to be wise.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:3 The Heb. lacks my case
  2. Job 13:4 Lit. physicians