Job 9:14-20
Legacy Standard Bible
14 How then can (A)I [a]answer Him,
And choose my words [b]before Him?
15 For (B)though I were right, I could not [c]answer;
I would have to (C)plead for the grace of my judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was giving ear to my voice.
17 For He (D)bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will (E)not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with (F)bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of power, (G)behold, He is the mighty one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can make [d]Him testify?
20 (H)Though I am righteous, my mouth will (I)condemn me;
Though I am blameless, He will declare me perverse.
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.
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