Job 13:6-12
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
6 Hear now my reasoning,
and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will you speak falsely for God
and speak deceitfully for him?
8 Will you show partiality toward him;
will you plead the case for God?
9 Will it be well with you when he searches you out?
Or can you deceive him as one person deceives another?(A)
10 He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.
11 Will not his majesty terrify you
and the dread of him fall upon you?
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your defenses are defenses of clay.(B)
Job 13:6-12
Christian Standard Bible
6 Hear now my argument,
and listen to my defense.[a]
7 Would you testify unjustly on God’s behalf
or speak deceitfully for him?
8 Would you show partiality(A) to him
or argue the case in his defense?
9 Would it go well if he examined you?
Could you deceive him as you would deceive a man?(B)
10 Surely he would rebuke you
if you secretly showed partiality.
11 Would God’s majesty not terrify you?(C)
Would his dread not fall on you?
12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ash;(D)
your defenses are made of clay.
Footnotes
- 13:6 Lit to the claims of my lips
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