Job 20:2–3
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“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!
You’ve put my teeth on edge, my stomach in a knot.
How dare you insult my intelligence like this!
Well, here’s a piece of my mind!
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
“Therefore my thoughts answer me,
because of my haste within me.
I hear censure that insults me,
and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.
I hear a rebuke that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
This is why my unsettling thoughts compel me to answer,
because I am upset!
I have heard a rebuke that insults me,
and my understanding makes me reply.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“I must reply
because I am greatly disturbed.
I’ve had to endure your insults,
but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“Therefore my disquieting thoughts bring me back
for the sake of my inward excitement.
I hear discipline that insults me,
and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer,
And for this I make haste.
I have heard the check of my reproach,
And the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
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