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18 he will not let me get my breath,
    but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of strength, behold him!
    If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?[a]
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me;
    though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.

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  1. Job 9:19 Compare Gk: Heb me. The text of the verse is uncertain

18 He would not let me catch my breath
    but would overwhelm me with misery.(A)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(B)
    And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[a]?(C)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
    if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(D)

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  1. Job 9:19 See Septuagint; Hebrew me.