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Job 20:3

Judgment

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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BSB
I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.
KJV
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
WEB
I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.
ASV
I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
DARBY
I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.
BLB
The rebuke of my shaming I have heard, and a spirit from my understanding answers for me.
ÅB
hånende tilrettevisning må jeg høre, og min ånd gir meg svar ut fra min innsikt.
OTB
Jeg har hørt en irettesettelse som fornærmer meg,
og innsikten i min forståelse oppfordrer meg til å svare.
B1930
hånende tilrettevisning må jeg høre, og min ånd gir mig svar ut fra min innsikt.

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