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“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your speech:
‘I am (A)pure, (B)without transgression;
I am innocent, and there (C)is no guilt in me.
10 Behold, He finds reasons for opposition against me;
He (D)counts me as His enemy.
11 He (E)puts my feet in the stocks;
He keeps watch over all my paths.’
12 Behold, let me answer you; (F)you are not right in this,
For God is greater than mortal man.

13 “Why do you (G)contend against Him?
For He does not give an answer for all His doings.

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However, you said this in my hearing,
and I did hear the sound of these words:
“I am pure, without any sinful rebellion.
I am clean. I have no guilt.
10 But look how God finds pretexts to oppose me.
He treats me like his enemy.
11 He has put my feet in stocks.
He patrols all my paths.”

12 Job, listen to this!
You are not right.
I must refute you!
Certainly, God is greater than a man.
13 Why do you bring charges against him,
just because he does not answer all of a man’s questions?

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