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Job 40:3-5
English Standard Version
Job 40:3-5
English Standard Version
Job Promises Silence
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold, I am (A)of small account; what shall I answer you?
(B)I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken (C)once, and I will not answer;
(D)twice, but I will proceed no further.”
Job 40:3-5
International Standard Version
Job 40:3-5
International Standard Version
Job Acknowledges His Limitations
3 Then Job replied to the Lord. He said:
4 “I must look insignificant to you!
How can I answer you?
I’m speechless.[a]
5 I spoke once,
but I can’t answer;
I tried[b] a second time,
but I won’t do so anymore.”
English Standard Version (ESV) 
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