3 Though they wished to dispute with him,

they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.

3 If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand times.

3 If someone wanted to take God to court,

would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?

3 If one wished to contend with Him,

He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.

3 Someone might want to argue with God,

but no one could answer God,

not one time out of a thousand.

3 If he be pleased to contend with him,

He cannot answer him one of a thousand.

3 If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.

3 If he wished to debate with God, 

he wouldn’t be able to answer one question in a thousand. 

3 If one wanted to take Him to court,

he could not answer God once in a thousand times.

3 If one wished to contend with him,

one could not answer him once in a thousand.

3 If he wants to contend with him,

he cannot answer him one time in a thousand.

3 They might wish to argue with him.

But they couldn’t answer him

even once in a thousand times.

3 “If one wished to dispute with Him,

He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.