Job 9:14-20
Christian Standard Bible
14 How then can I answer him
or choose my arguments against him?
15 Even if I were in the right, I could not answer.
I could only beg my Judge for mercy.(A)
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I do not believe he would pay attention to what I said.
17 He batters me with a whirlwind(B)
and multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He doesn’t let me catch my breath
but fills me with bitter experiences.
19 If it is a matter of strength, look, he is the powerful one!(C)
If it is a matter of justice, who can summon(D) him?[a]
20 Even if I were in the right, my own mouth would condemn me;(E)
if I were blameless, my mouth would declare me guilty.
Footnotes
- 9:19 LXX; MT reads me
Job 9:14-20
New American 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)implore the mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He (D)bruises me with a storm
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will (E)not allow me to get my breath,
But He saturates me with (F)bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of power, (G)behold, He is the strong one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can summon [d]Him?
20 (H)Though I am righteous, my mouth will (I)condemn me;
Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
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