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Job 13:1–6

Job Continues: Still I Will Hope in God

13 “Behold, my eye has seen all this,

my ear has heard and understood it.

cWhat you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

dBut I would speak to the Almighty,

and I desire to eargue my case with God.

As for you, fyou whitewash with lies;

gworthless physicians are you all.

Oh that you would hkeep silent,

and it would be your wisdom!

Hear now my argument

and listen to the pleadings of my lips.

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Job 13:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

“My eyes have seen all this,

my ears have heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I desire to speak to the Almighty

and to argue my case with God.

You, however, smear me with lies;

you are worthless physicians, all of you!

If only you would be altogether silent!

For you, that would be wisdom.

Hear now my argument;

listen to the pleas of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,

Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

What ye know, the same do I know also:

I am not inferior unto you.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

But ye are forgers of lies,

Ye are all physicians of no value.

O that ye would altogether hold your peace!

And it should be your wisdom.

Hear now my reasoning,

And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Look, I have seen all this with my own eyes

and heard it with my own ears, and now I understand.

I know as much as you do.

You are no better than I am.

As for me, I would speak directly to the Almighty.

I want to argue my case with God himself.

As for you, you smear me with lies.

As physicians, you are worthless quacks.

If only you could be silent!

That’s the wisest thing you could do.

Listen to my charge;

pay attention to my arguments.

Job 13:1–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Behold, my eye has seen all this, My ear has heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

But you forgers of lies,

You are all worthless physicians.

Oh, that you would be silent,

And it would be your wisdom!

Now hear my reasoning,

And heed the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Now my eyes have seen all this;

my ears have heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know.

You are not better than I am.

But I want to speak to the Almighty

and to argue my case with God.

But you smear me with lies.

You are worthless doctors, all of you!

I wish you would just stop talking;

then you would really be wise!

Listen to my argument,

and hear the pleading of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this,

Mine ear hath heard and understood it.

What ye know, the same do I know also:

I am not inferior unto you.

Surely I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to reason with God.

But ye are forgers of lies;

Ye are all physicians of no value.

Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace!

And it would be your wisdom.

Hear now my reasoning,

And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you. But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with •God; For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom. Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“My eye has certainly seen all of this! 

My ear has heard and understood it. 

After all, I know it as well as you do. 

I am not inferior to you. 

However, I want to speak to the Almighty, 

and I wish to argue my case in front of God. 

But you are smearing me with lies. 

All of you are worthless physicians. 

I wish you would keep silent. 

For you, that would be wisdom. 

Please listen to my argument, 

and pay attention to my plea. 

Job 13:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Look, my eyes have seen all this;

my ears have heard and understood it.

Everything you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

Yet I prefer to speak to the Almighty

and argue my case before God.

But you coat the truth with lies;

you are all worthless doctors.

If only you would shut up

and let that be your wisdom!

Hear now my argument,

and listen to my defense.

Job 13:1–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

“Look, my eye has seen all this,

my ear has heard and understood it.

What you know, I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

But I would speak to the Almighty,

and I desire to argue my case with God.

As for you, you whitewash with lies;

all of you are worthless physicians.

If you would only keep silent,

that would be your wisdom!

Hear now my reasoning,

and listen to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“Look, my eye has seen everything;

my ear has heard and has understood it.

What you know, I myself also know—

I am not more inferior than you.

But I would speak to Shaddai,

and I desire to argue with God.

“But you whitewash with lies;

all of you are worthless healers.

O that you would keep completely silent,

and that it would become wisdom for you.

Please hear my argument,

and listen attentively to the pleadings of my lips.

Job 13:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“My eyes have seen everything God has done.

My ears have heard it and understood it.

What you know, I also know.

I’m as clever as you are.

In fact, I long to speak to the Mighty One.

I want to argue my case with God.

But you spread lies about me and take away my good name.

If you are trying to heal me,

you aren’t very good doctors!

I wish you would keep your mouths shut!

Then people would think you were wise.

Listen to my case.

Listen as I make my appeal.

Job 13:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Behold, my eye has seen all this,

My ear has heard and understood it.

What you know I also know;

I am not inferior to you.

“But I would speak to the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.

“But you smear with lies;

You are all worthless physicians.

O that you would be completely silent,

And that it would become your wisdom!

Please hear my argument

And listen to the contentions of my lips.


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