NET Bible
"Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse."
— Job 9:20, NET Bible
“If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.”
“Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse. ”
“Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.”
“If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked.”
“Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.”
“If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.”
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.
If it is a matter of strength, most certainly he is the strong one! And if it is a matter of justice, he will say,‘Who will summon me?’
Although I am innocent, my mouth would condemn me; although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.
I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life.
Accusation of God’s Justice“It is all one! That is why I say,‘He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’
If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.