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Please hear my argument,
and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.
“Will you[a] speak falsely for God?
And will you[b] speak deceitfully for him?
Will you[c] show partiality for him?[d]
Or do you[e] want to plead God’s case?
Will it be well, if he examines you?[f]
Or can you[g] deceive him like deceiving a human being?
10 “Surely he will rebuke you[h]
if you[i] show partiality[j] in secret.
11 Will not his majesty terrify you,[k]
and his dread fall upon you?[l]
12 Your[m] maxims are proverbs of ashes;
your[n] defenses are defenses of clay.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 13:7 Plural
  2. Job 13:7 Plural
  3. Job 13:8 Plural
  4. Job 13:8 Literally “his faces will you raise”
  5. Job 13:8 Plural
  6. Job 13:9 Plural
  7. Job 13:9 Plural
  8. Job 13:10 Plural
  9. Job 13:10 Plural
  10. Job 13:10 Literally “faces you lift up”
  11. Job 13:11 Plural
  12. Job 13:11 Plural
  13. Job 13:12 Plural
  14. Job 13:12 Plural

Hear now my argument;
    listen to the pleas of my lips.(A)
Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf?
    Will you speak deceitfully for him?(B)
Will you show him partiality?(C)
    Will you argue the case for God?
Would it turn out well if he examined you?(D)
    Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal?(E)
10 He would surely call you to account
    if you secretly showed partiality.(F)
11 Would not his splendor(G) terrify you?
    Would not the dread of him fall on you?(H)
12 Your maxims are proverbs of ashes;
    your defenses are defenses of clay.(I)

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