Job 9:19
19If it is a contest of astrength, behold, he is mighty!If it is a matter of justice, who can bsummon him? ▼
▼Compare Septuagint; Hebrew me
Job 9:21
21I am dblameless; I regard not myself;I eloathe my life.
Job 23:3-7
3Oh, fthat I knew where I might find him,that I might come even to his gseat!
4I would hlay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6Would he icontend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
Job 40:2-8
2 “Shall a faultfinder jcontend with the Almighty?He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job Promises Silence
3Then Job answered the Lord and said:4 “Behold, I am kof small account; what shall I answer you?
lI lay my hand on my mouth.
5I have spoken monce, and I will not answer;
ntwice, but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6Then the Lord oanswered Job out of the whirlwind and said:7 p“Dress for action ▼
▼Hebrew Gird up your loins
like a man;rI will question you, and you make it known to me.
8Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that syou may be in the right?
Job 42:3-5
3 t‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things utoo wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4‘Hear, and I will speak;
vI will question you, and you make it known to me.’
5I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye sees you;
Psalms 143:2
2 wEnter not into judgment with your servant,for no one living is righteous xbefore you.
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