31 “Suppose someone says to God,
    ‘I am guilty(A) but will offend no more.
32 Teach me what I cannot see;(B)
    if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’(C)
33 Should God then reward you on your terms,
    when you refuse to repent?(D)
You must decide, not I;
    so tell me what you know.

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Elihu’s Challenge to Job

31 “Has anyone ever really told God,
    ‘I’ve endured,[a] and I won’t act corruptly anymore.
32 What I don’t see, instruct me!
    If I’ve done anything evil, I won’t repeat it!’

33 “Should you not be paid back,
    since you have rejected him?
You do the choosing! I won’t!
    Tell us what you know!

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Footnotes

  1. Job 34:31 Or carry