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Job 9:20

JusticeDoubt

18 He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

19 If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?

Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

21 Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

22 It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’

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BSB
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
KJV
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
WEB
Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.
ASV
Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
DARBY
If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
BLB
If I were righteous, my own mouth would declare me wicked; if I were blameless, then it would declare me perverse.
ÅB
Hadde jeg enn rett, skulle dog min egen munn dømme meg skyldig; var jeg enn uskyldig, ville han dog si at jeg hadde urett.
OTB
Selv om jeg var rettferdig, ville min egen munn fordømme meg;
hvis jeg var skyldfri, ville den erklære meg skyldig.
B1930
Hadde jeg enn rett, skulde dog min egen munn dømme mig skyldig; var jeg enn uskyldig, vilde han dog si at jeg hadde urett.

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