Job 33:3–6

3 My words come from an upright heart;

my lips sincerely speak what I know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me;

the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me then, if you can;

stand up and argue your case before me.

6 I am the same as you in God’s sight;

I too am a piece of clay.

3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart,

and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me, if you can;

set your words in order before me; take your stand.

6 Behold, I am toward God as you are;

I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.

3 I speak with all sincerity;

I speak the truth.

4 For the Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me, if you can;

make your case and take your stand.

6 Look, you and I both belong to God.

I, too, was formed from clay.

3 My words come from my upright heart;

My lips utter pure knowledge.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 If you can answer me,

Set your words in order before me;

Take your stand.

6 Truly I am as your spokesman before God;

I also have been formed out of clay.

3 My words come from an honest heart,

and I am sincere in saying what I know.

4 The Spirit of God created me,

and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.

5 Answer me if you can;

get yourself ready and stand before me.

6 I am just like you before God;

I too am made out of clay.

3 My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart;

And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

4 The Spirit of God hath made me,

And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

5 If thou canst, answer thou me;

Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

6 Behold, I am toward God even as thou art:

I also am formed out of the clay.

3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely. 4 The Spirit of •God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 5 If thou canst, answer me; array thy words before me: take thy stand. 6 Behold, before •God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

3 My words are straight from the heart, 

and I sincerely speak the knowledge that is on my lips. 

4 “God’s Spirit has made me. 

The breath of the Almighty gives me life. 

5 Answer me if you can. 

Present your case to me, and take your stand. 

6 Indeed, I stand in front of God as you do. 

I, too, was formed from a piece of clay. 

3 My words come from my upright heart,

and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Refute me if you can.

Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

6 I am just like you before God;

I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

3 My words declare the uprightness of my heart,

and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

4 The spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 Answer me, if you can;

set your words in order before me; take your stand.

6 See, before God I am as you are;

I, too, was formed from a piece of clay.

3 My words declare my heart’s uprightness,

and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.

4 The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.

5 “If you are able, answer me.

Present your argument before me; take your stand.

6 Look, before God I am like you;

I myself was also formed from clay.

3 What I say comes from an honest heart.

My lips speak only what I know is true.

4 The Spirit of God has made me.

The breath of the Mighty One gives me life.

5 So answer me if you can.

Prepare yourself to face me.

6 In God’s sight I’m just like you.

I too have been made out of clay.

3 “My words are from the uprightness of my heart,

And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

4 “The Spirit of God has made me,

And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

5 “Refute me if you can;

Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

6 “Behold, I belong to God like you;

I too have been formed out of the clay.