1 “But now, Job, listen to my words;

pay attention to everything I say.

2 I am about to open my mouth;

my words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 My words come from an upright heart;

my lips sincerely speak what I know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me;

the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me then, if you can;

stand up and argue your case before me.

6 I am the same as you in God’s sight;

I too am a piece of clay.

7 No fear of me should alarm you,

nor should my hand be heavy on you.

1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches,

And hearken to all my words.

2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth,

My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart:

And my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me,

And the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

5 If thou canst answer me,

Set thy words in order before me, stand up.

6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead:

I also am formed out of the clay.

7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,

Neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

1 “Listen to my words, Job;

pay attention to what I have to say.

2 Now that I have begun to speak,

let me continue.

3 I speak with all sincerity;

I speak the truth.

4 For the Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me, if you can;

make your case and take your stand.

6 Look, you and I both belong to God.

I, too, was formed from clay.

7 So you don’t need to be afraid of me.

I won’t come down hard on you.

1 “But please, Job, hear my speech, And listen to all my words.

2 Now, I open my mouth;

My tongue speaks in my mouth.

3 My words come from my upright heart;

My lips utter pure knowledge.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 If you can answer me,

Set your words in order before me;

Take your stand.

6 Truly I am as your spokesman before God;

I also have been formed out of clay.

7 Surely no fear of me will terrify you,

Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

1 “Now, Job, listen to my words.

Pay attention to everything I say.

2 I open my mouth

and am ready to speak.

3 My words come from an honest heart,

and I am sincere in saying what I know.

4 The Spirit of God created me,

and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

5 Answer me if you can;

get yourself ready and stand before me.

6 I am just like you before God;

I too am made out of clay.

7 Don’t be afraid of me;

I will not be hard on you.

1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech,

And hearken to all my words.

2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth;

My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart;

And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me,

And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

5 If thou canst, answer thou me;

Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou art:

I also am formed out of the clay.

7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,

Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate, 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely. 4 The Spirit of •God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand. 6 Behold, before •God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay. 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

1 “Please, Job, listen to my words 

and consider everything I say. 

2 I’ve opened my mouth. 

The words are on the tip of my tongue. 

3 My words are straight from the heart, 

and I sincerely speak the knowledge that is on my lips. 

4 “God’s Spirit has made me. 

The breath of the Almighty gives me life. 

5 Answer me if you can. 

Present your case to me, and take your stand. 

6 Indeed, I stand in front of God as you do. 

I, too, was formed from a piece of clay. 

7 You certainly don’t need to be terrified of me. 

I won’t put too much pressure on you. 

1 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,

and listen to all my words.

2 I am going to open my mouth;

my tongue will form words on my palate.

3 My words come from my upright heart,

and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Refute me if you can.

Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

6 I am just like you before God;

I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

7 Fear of me should not terrify you;

the pressure I exert against you will be light.

1 But now, hear my speech, O Job,

and listen to all my words.

2 See, I open my mouth;

the tongue in my mouth speaks.

3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart,

and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

4 The spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me, if you can;

set your words in order before me; take your stand.

6 See, before God I am as you are;

I too was formed from a piece of clay.

7 No fear of me need terrify you;

my pressure will not be heavy on you.

1 “But now, please hear my speeches, Job,

and hear all my words.

2 Please look, I open my mouth;

my tongue in my mouth speaks.

3 My words declare my heart’s uprightness,

and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.

5 “If you are able, answer me.

Present your argument before me; take your stand.

6 Look, before God I am like you;

I myself was also formed from clay.

7 Look, dread of me should not terrify you,

and my hand will not be heavy upon you.

1 “Job, listen now to my words.

Pay attention to everything I say.

2 I’m about to open my mouth.

My words are on the tip of my tongue.

3 What I say comes from an honest heart.

My lips speak only what I know is true.

4 The Spirit of God has made me.

The breath of the Mighty One gives me life.

5 So answer me if you can.

Prepare yourself to face me.

6 In God’s sight I’m just like you.

I too have been made out of clay.

7 You don’t have to be afraid of me.

My hand won’t be too heavy on you.

1 “However now, Job, please hear my speech,

And listen to all my words.

2 “Behold now, I open my mouth,

My tongue in my mouth speaks.

3 “My words are from the uprightness of my heart,

And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

4 “The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 “Refute me if you can;

Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

6 “Behold, I belong to God like you;

I too have been formed out of the clay.

7 “Behold, no fear of me should terrify you,

Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.