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“You have spoken in my hearing,
    and I have heard your very words.
You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;
    I am innocent; I have no guilt.
10 God is picking a quarrel with me,
    and he considers me his enemy.
11 He puts my feet in the stocks
    and watches my every move.’

12 “But you are wrong, and I will show you why.
    For God is greater than any human being.
13 So why are you bringing a charge against him?
    Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?

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The argument

You certainly said in my hearing;
    I heard the sound of your words:
    “I’m pure, without sin;
        I’m innocent, without offense.
10     Notice that he invents arguments against me;
        he considers me his enemy,
11         ties up my feet,
        watches all my paths.”
12 Now you’re wrong about this; I’ll answer you,
    for God is greater than anybody.
13 Why do you contend with him,
    saying that he doesn’t answer all your words?[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Job 33:13 Or his words