Job 9:14-20
English Standard Version
14 (A)How then can I (B)answer him,
choosing my words with him?
15 (C)Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;
I must (D)appeal for mercy to my accuser.[a]
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds (E)without cause;
18 he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of (F)strength, behold, he is mighty!
If it is a matter of justice, who can (G)summon him?[b]
20 Though I am in the right, (H)my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
Job 9:14-20
New Living Translation
14 “So who am I, that I should try to answer God
or even reason with him?
15 Even if I were right, I would have no defense.
I could only plead for mercy.
16 And even if I summoned him and he responded,
I’m not sure he would listen to me.
17 For he attacks me with a storm
and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
18 He will not let me catch my breath,
but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
19 If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one.
If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him[a] to court?
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty.
Though I am blameless, it[b] would prove me wicked.
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