Job 16,21

19 Likevel, mitt vitne er i himmelen;
min talsmann bor i det høye.

20 Mine venner er mine spottere;
mine øyne utøser tårer til Gud,

at en kunne tale for en mann med Gud
som en taler for en venn.

22 For etter noen få år har gått,
skal jeg gå veien uten retur.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
KJV
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour!
WEB
that he would maintain the right of a man with God, of a son of man with his neighbor!
ASV
That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!
DARBY
Oh that there were arbitration for a man with God, as a son of man for his friend!
BLB
And he reasons for a man with God, and [as] a son of man for his friend.
ÅB
at han må la mannen få rett i hans strid med Gud og menneskebarnet rett mot hans neste;
OTB
at en kunne tale for en mann med Gud
som en taler for en venn.
B1930
at han må la mannen få rett i hans strid med Gud og menneskebarnet rett mot hans næste;

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