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Job Responds to Yahweh

So Job answered Yahweh and said,
“Look, I am insignificant.
What shall I answer you?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
Once I have spoken, and I will not answer;
even[a] twice, but[b] I will not proceed.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:5 Hebrew “And”
  2. Job 40:5 Or “and”

Job Acknowledges His Limitations

Then Job replied to the Lord. He said:

“I must look insignificant to you!
    How can I answer you?
        I’m speechless.[a]
I spoke once,
    but I can’t answer;
I tried[b] a second time,
    but I won’t do so anymore.”

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Footnotes

  1. Job 40:4 Lit. I put my hand over my mouth
  2. Job 40:5 The Heb. lacks tried