Job 9:1-3

King James Version

9 Then Job answered and said,

²I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?

³If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Job 9:1-3

English Standard Version

Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter

9 Then Job answered and said:

²“Truly I know that it is so:
But how can a man be ^(A)in the right before God?
³If one wished to ^(B)contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

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Job 9:1-3

New International Version

Job

9 Then Job replied:

²“Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?^(A)
³Though they wished to dispute with him,^(B)
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.^(C)