Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard these very[a] words:
“I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean and have no iniquity.(A)
10 But he finds reasons to oppose me;
he regards me as his enemy.(B)
11 He puts my feet in the stocks;
he stands watch(C) over all my paths.”

12 But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
since God is greater than man.(D)
13 Why do you take(E) him to court
for not answering anything a person asks?[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 33:8 Lit heard a sound of
  2. 33:13 Lit court, for he does not answer all his words

“Surely, you have spoken in my hearing,
    and I have heard the sound of your words.
You say, ‘I am clean, without transgression;
    I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me.(A)
10 Look, he finds occasions against me;
    he counts me as his enemy;(B)
11 he puts my feet in the stocks
    and watches all my paths.’(C)

12 “But in this you are not right. I will answer you:
    God is greater than any mortal.
13 Why do you contend against him,
    saying, ‘He will answer none of my[a] words’?(D)

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  1. 33.13 Compare Gk: Heb his