7 “Brace yourself like a man;

I will question you,

and you shall answer me.

8 “Would you discredit my justice?

Would you condemn me to justify yourself?

9 Do you have an arm like God’s,

and can your voice thunder like his?

7 “Dress for action like a man;

I will question you, and you make it known to me.

8 Will you even put me in the wrong?

Will you condemn me that you may be in the right?

9 Have you an arm like God,

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? Or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

7 “Brace yourself like a man,

because I have some questions for you,

and you must answer them.

8 “Will you discredit my justice

and condemn me just to prove you are right?

9 Are you as strong as God?

Can you thunder with a voice like his?

7 “Be strong, like a man!

I will ask you questions,

and you must answer me.

8 Would you say that I am unfair?

Would you blame me to make yourself look right?

9 Are you as strong as God?

Can your voice thunder like his?

7 Gird up thy loins now like a man:

I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment?

Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

9 Or hast thou an arm like God?

And canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

7 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. 8 Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like •God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?

7 “Brace yourself like a man! 

I will ask you, and you will teach me. 

8 “Would you undo my justice? 

Would you condemn me so that you can be righteous? 

9 Do you have power like God’s? 

Can you thunder with a voice like his? 

7 Get ready to answer Me like a man;

When I question you, you will inform Me.

8 Would you really challenge My justice?

Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?

9 Do you have an arm like God’s?

Can you thunder with a voice like His?

7 “Gird up your loins like a man;

I will question you, and you declare to me.

8 Will you even put me in the wrong?

Will you condemn me that you may be justified?

9 Have you an arm like God,

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

7 “Prepare yourself for a difficult task like a man,

and I will question you, and you shall declare to me.

8 “Indeed, would you annul my justice?

Would you condemn me, so that you might be righteous?

9 Or do you have an arm like God,

and can you thunder with a voice like his?

7 “Get ready to stand up for yourself.

I will ask you some more questions.

Then I want you to answer me.

8 “Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair?

Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?

9 Is your arm as powerful as mine is?

Can your voice thunder as mine does?

7 “Now gird up your loins like a man;

I will ask you, and you instruct Me.

8 “Will you really annul My judgment?

Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

9 “Or do you have an arm like God,

And can you thunder with a voice like His?