Catholic Public Domain Version
"Does God require your lie, so that you would speak deceitfully for him? "
— Job 13:7, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?”
“Will ye speak unrighteously for God, And talk deceitfully for him? ”
“Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?”
“Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?”
“Hath God any need of your lie, that you should speak deceitfully for him?”
“Will you say in God's name what is not right, and put false words into his mouth?”
“Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?”
having first shown that you fabricate lies and cultivate perverse teachings.
And I wish that you would remain silent, so that you would be counted among the wise.
Therefore, listen to my correction, and pay attention to the judgment of my lips.
Does God require your lie, so that you would speak deceitfully for him?
Have you taken his place, and do you struggle to give judgment in favor of God?
Or, will it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed? Or, will he be deceived, like a man, by your deceitfulness?
He will accuse you because in secret you have preempted his presence.