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Job 31:13–15

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13“If I have denied justice to any of my servants,j

whether male or female,

when they had a grievance against me,k

14what will I do when God confronts me?l

What will I answer when called to account?m

15Did not he who made me in the womb make them?n

Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?o

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Cross references

  1. jSee Dt 5:14
  2. kEx 21:2–11; Lev 25:39–46; Dt 24:14–15
  3. lJob 33:5
  4. mver 4, 37; Ps 10:13, 15; 94:7; Isa 10:3; Jer 5:31; Hos 9:7; Mic 7:4; Col 4:1
  5. nSee Job 4:17; Pr 22:2
  6. oSee Job 10:3; Eph 6:9

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,

when they brought a complaint against me,

what then shall I do when God rises up?

When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?

Did not he who made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If I have dismissed the case of my male or female servants

when they made a complaint against me,

what could I do when God stands up to judge?

How should I answer him when he calls me to account?

Did not the one who made me in the womb also make them?

Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

NLTNew Living Translation

“If I have been unfair to my male or female servants

when they brought their complaints to me,

how could I face God?

What could I say when he questioned me?

For God created both me and my servants.

He created us both in the womb.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“If I have rejected my male or female slave’s case

when their complaint was against me,

then what shall I do when God rises up?

And when he enquires, how shall I answer him?

Did not he who made me in the womb make them?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?

KJV 1900King James Version

If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant,

When they contended with me;

What then shall I do when God riseth up?

And when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?

Did not he that made me in the womb make him?

And did not one fashion us in the womb?