Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct[ him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

“强辩的岂可与全能者争论吗？与神辩驳的可以回答这些吧！”

“强辩的岂可与全能者争论？与上帝辩驳的可以回答吧！”

“强辩的岂可与全能者争论？与神辩驳的可以回答吧！”

“强辩者岂可与全能者争论？与上帝辩驳的人请作出答复。”

“挑剔是非的，怎能与全能者争辩呢？责备神的，回答这个问题吧。”

強辯的豈可與全能者爭論嗎？與神辯駁的可以回答這些吧！

「強辯的豈可與全能者爭論？與上帝辯駁的可以回答吧！」

「強辯的豈可與全能者爭論？與神辯駁的可以回答吧！」

「強辯者豈可與全能者爭論？與上帝辯駁的人請作出答覆。」

“挑剔是非的，怎能與全能者爭辯呢？責備神的，回答這個問題吧。”

『好辯的哪可同全能者挑剔是非呢？譴責上帝的儘管回答呀。』

好駁折者、可與全能者爭論乎、與上帝辯者、尚其答之、

我全能之上帝也、爾昔欲與我辨、今何詞以對。

好辯者、欲與全能之主爭乎、與天主辯者、今可答之、

“ Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!”

“ I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!”

“ Shall a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

“ Do you still want to argue with the Almighty? You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”

Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who argues with God give an answer.

“ Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who rebukes God give an answer.”

“ Shall the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? He who rebukes God, let him answer it.”

Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him? Let him who argues with God give an answer.

“ Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!”

“ Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

With whom took he counsel, and[ who] instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me.How many[ are] mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?For of him, and through him, and to him,[ are] all things: to whom[ be] glory for ever. Amen.

For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.

[ Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker![ Let] the potsherd[ strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?Woe unto him that saith unto[ his] father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge?

Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but[ there is] no judgment.He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown[ from] my head.He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as[ one of] his enemies.

Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter[ in] soul;

[ As] God liveth,[ who] hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty,[ who] hath vexed my soul;

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed[ it], Why hast thou made me thus?Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?[ What] if God, willing to shew[ his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

[ He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who[ is] mine adversary? let him come near to me.

And when they had received[ it], they murmured against the goodman of the house,

[ Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?[ Are] thy days as the days of man?[ are] thy years as man’s days,That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and[ there is] none that can deliver out of thine hand.

For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?My transgression[ is] sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I[ shall] not[ be].

For[ he is] not a man, as I[ am, that] I should answer him,[ and] we should come together in judgment.Neither is there any daysman betwixt us,[ that] might lay his hand upon us both.Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:[ Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but[ it is] not so with me.

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.If I be wicked, woe unto me; and[ if] I be righteous,[ yet] will I not lift up my head.[ I am] full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war[ are] against me.

Why died I not from the womb?[ why] did I[ not] give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.

[ Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me?

God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken[ me] by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground.He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids[ is] the shadow of death;Not for[ any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer[ is] pure.O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.Also now, behold, my witness[ is] in heaven, and my record[ is] on high.My friends scorn me:[ but] mine eye poureth out[ tears] unto God.O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man[ pleadeth] for his neighbour!

That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it[ is] man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.