Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
“Indeed
, my eyes
have
seen all this ;
my ears
have
heard and understood.
"Behold
, my eye
has
seen all this ,
My ear
has
heard and understood it
.
What you know, I also
know ;
I am not inferior to you.
What you know, I know also.
I am not inferior to you.
Yet
I desire
to
speak to the Almighty and
argue
my
case
before
God.
"Surely
I would
speak to the Almighty .
I
desire
to
reason
with
God.
You ,
however,
smear
with
lies ;
you are all worthless
physicians.
But
you are
forgers
of
lies .
You are all physicians of
no
value
.
If
only
you would remain
silent ;
for
that
would be your
wisdom!
Oh
that
you would be
completely
silent !
Then
you
would be wise.
Hear now my argument,
and
listen to the plea
of my lips.
Hear now my reasoning.
Listen to the pleadings
of my lips.
Will you speak wickedly
on
God’s
behalf
or
speak
deceitfully for Him?
Will you speak unrighteously
for
God,
And
talk
deceitfully for him?
Would
you show Him
partiality or
argue
in
His
defense
?
Will
you show partiality to
him
? Will
you
contend
for
God?
Would
it be
well
when
He examined
you? Could
you deceive Him like
a
man
?
Is
it good
that
he should
search
you out
? Or
as
one
deceives
a
man,
will
you deceive him?
Surely
He would
rebuke
you if you secretly showed
partiality.
He will
surely
reprove
you If you secretly show
partiality.
Would
His majesty not
terrify
you ?
Would
the
dread of
Him
not
fall upon
you?
Shall
not
his majesty make
you afraid,
And
his
dread fall on
you?
Your maxims
are proverbs of ashes ;
your defenses are defenses of clay.
Your memorable
sayings
are proverbs of ashes ,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
Be silent, and
I will
speak. Then
let come to
me what may
.
"
Be silent, leave
me
alone,
that
I may
speak. Let come on
me what will
.
Why do
I put
myself
at
risk
and
take my life in my own
hands
?
Why should
I take my flesh
in
my
teeth,
And
put
my
life in my hand
?
Though
He slay
me ,
I will
hope in
Him
. I will still
defend
my ways to
His
face
.
Behold,
he will
kill
me ;
I have
no
hope. Nevertheless,
I will maintain
my ways before
him
.
Moreover,
this will
be my salvation, for
no
godless man can
appear
before Him.
This also
shall
be my salvation, That
a
godless man shall
not
come
before him.
Listen
carefully
to
my words;
let my declaration ring
in your ears.
Hear
diligently
my speech.
Let my declaration be
in your ears.
Behold,
now that
I have prepared
my case,
I know that I will
be
vindicated
.
See
now ,
I have set
my cause
in
order.
I know that I am
righteous
.
Can
anyone
indict
me? If
so,
I will
be
silent
and die
.
Who
is
he
who
will
contend
with
me? For
then
would
I hold
my
peace
and give
up
the
spirit
.
Only grant
these
two things to me ,
so
that
I need
not hide from You
:
"
Only don't
do
two things to me ;
Then
I will
not hide myself
from your
face
:
Withdraw Your hand from me ,
and do
not
let Your terror frighten
me.
Withdraw your hand far
from me ;
And don't
let your terror make
me afraid
.
Then call me
, and I will answer ,
or let me speak, and You can
reply
.
Then call, and I will answer ;
Or let me speak, and you answer
me
.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal
to
me my transgression
and sin.
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make
me know
my disobedience
and my
sin.
Why do
You
hide Your face and consider
me as
Your enemy?
Why hide you
your face ,
And hold
me for
your enemy?
Would
You frighten
a windblown
leaf? Would
You chase
after
dry chaff
?
Will
you harass
a driven
leaf? Will
you pursue
the
dry stubble
?
For You record
bitter accusations
against me and bequeath
to
me the iniquities of my youth .
For you write
bitter things
against me ,
And make
me inherit
the iniquities of my youth :
You put my feet in the stocks and stand
watch
over
all my paths ;
You set a limit
for
the soles of my feet .
You also
put my feet in the stocks ,
And mark
all my paths .
You set a bound
to
the soles of my feet :
So
man
wastes
away
like something
rotten, like a moth-eaten garment
.
Though
I
am
decaying
like a
rotten thing
, Like a garment
that
is
moth-eaten.
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