NET Bible
"Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy."
— Job 9:15, NET Bible
“Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.”
“Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer; I would make supplication to my judge. ”
“Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn't answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.”
“I, who although I should have any just thing, would not answer, but would make supplication to my judge.”
“Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.”
“Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.”
If he snatches away, who can turn him back? Who dares to say to him,‘What are you doing?’
God does not restrain his anger; under him the helpers of Rahab lie crushed.
The Impossibility of Facing God in Court“How much less, then, can I answer him and choose my words to argue with him!
Although I am innocent, I could not answer him; I could only plead with my judge for mercy.
If I summoned him, and he answered me, I would not believe that he would be listening to my voice–
he who crushes me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds for no reason.
He does not allow me to recover my breath, for he fills me with bitterness.