| [an error occurred while processing this directive] | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Look, my eyes have seen all this; my ears have heard and understood it. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2Everything you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4But you coat the truth with lies; you are all worthless doctors. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom! |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6Hear now my argument, and listen to my defense. |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7Would you testify unjustly on God's behalf or speak deceitfully for Him? |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8Would you show partiality to Him or argue the case in His defense? |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9Would it go well if He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man? |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10Surely He would rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Would God's majesty not terrify you? Would His dread not fall on you? |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ash; your defenses are made of clay. |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13Be quiet, and I will speak. Let whatever comes happen to me. |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands? |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways before Him. |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16Yes, this will result in my deliverance, for no godless person can appear before Him. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17Pay close attention to my words; let my declaration ring in your ears. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18Now then, I have prepared my case; I know that I am right. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Only grant these two things to me, God, so that I will not have to hide from Your presence: |
| 21[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 21remove Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me. |
| 22[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 22Then call, and I will answer, or I will speak, and You can respond to me. |
| 23[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 23How many iniquities and sins have I committed? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. |
| 24[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 24Why do You hide Your face and consider me Your enemy? |
| 25[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 25Will You frighten a wind-driven leaf? Will You chase after dry straw? |
| 26[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 26For You record bitter accusations against me and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth. |
| 27[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 27You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths, setting a limit for the soles of my feet. |
| 28[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 28Man wears out like something rotten, like a moth-eaten garment. |
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