I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
Job 9:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If he will contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If one should want to contend with Him, he cannot answer one [of His questions] in a thousand. American Standard Version (1901) If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand. Common English Bible If one wants to contend with him, he won’t answer one in a thousand. Catholic Public Domain Version If he chooses to contend with him, he is not able to respond to him once out of a thousand times. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand. |
I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.
Who is he that will contend with me? For now shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost.
Why dost thou strive against him? For he giveth not account of any of his matters
For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgement.
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea twice, but I will proceed no further
How much less shall I answer him, And choose out my words to reason with him?
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about, Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath failed me.
Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why didst thou make me thus?
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
whereinsoever our heart condemn us; because God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.