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Job Speaks: The Futility of Arguing with God

Then Job replied to his friends,

“Yes, I know that this is true.
    But how can a mortal be declared righteous to El?
If he wished to debate with El,
    he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand.

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Job

Then Job replied:

“Indeed, I know that this is true.
    But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(A)
Though they wished to dispute with him,(B)
    they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(C)

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