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Job 11:3

Words and speech

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;

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BSB
Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
KJV
Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
WEB
Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?
ASV
Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
DARBY
Should thy fictions make men hold their peace? and shouldest thou mock, and no one make [thee] ashamed?
BLB
Shall your idle boasts cause men to be silent? And will you mock, and no one is ashamed?
ÅB
Skulle dine store ord drive menn til taushet, skulle du spotte uten at noen skammer deg ut?
OTB
Skal ditt tomme prat bringe andre til taushet?
Vil ingen rette på deg når du håner?
B1930
Skulde dine store ord drive menn til taushet, skulde du spotte uten at nogen skammer dig ut?

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