1 Then Job replied:

2 “How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 Ten times now you have reproached me;

shamelessly you attack me.

4 If it is true that I have gone astray,

my error remains my concern alone.

5 If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me

and use my humiliation against me,

1 Then Job answered and said:

2 “How long will you torment me

and break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me;

are you not ashamed to wrong me?

4 And even if it be true that I have erred,

my error remains with myself.

5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me

and make my disgrace an argument against me,

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 How long will ye vex my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times have ye reproached me:

Ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.

4 And be it indeed that I have erred,

Mine error remaineth with myself.

5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me,

And plead against me my reproach:

1 Then Job spoke again:

2 “How long will you torture me?

How long will you try to crush me with your words?

3 You have already insulted me ten times.

You should be ashamed of treating me so badly.

4 Even if I have sinned,

that is my concern, not yours.

5 You think you’re better than I am,

using my humiliation as evidence of my sin.

1 Then Job answered:

2 “How long will you hurt me

and crush me with your words?

3 You have insulted me ten times now

and attacked me without shame.

4 Even if I have sinned,

it is my worry alone.

5 If you want to make yourselves look better than I,

you can blame me for my suffering.

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 How long will ye vex my soul,

And break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times have ye reproached me:

Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

4 And be it indeed that I have erred,

Mine error remaineth with myself.

5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me,

And plead against me my reproach;

1 And Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me; ye are not ashamed to stupefy me. 4 And be it that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach,

1 Then Job replied ⸤to his friends⸥, 

2 “How long will you torment me 

and depress me with words? 

3 You have insulted me ten times now. 

You’re not even ashamed of mistreating me. 

4 Even if it were true that I’ve made a mistake without realizing it, 

my mistake would affect only me. 

5 If you are trying to make yourselves look better than me 

by using my disgrace as an argument against me, 

1 Then Job answered:

2 How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 You have humiliated me ten times now,

and you mistreat me without shame.

4 Even if it is true that I have sinned,

my mistake concerns only me.

5 If you really want to appear superior to me

and would use my disgrace as evidence against me,

1 Then Job answered:

2 “How long will you torment me,

and break me in pieces with words?

3 These ten times you have cast reproach upon me;

are you not ashamed to wrong me?

4 And even if it is true that I have erred,

my error remains with me.

5 If indeed you magnify yourselves against me,

and make my humiliation an argument against me,

1 Then Job answered and said,

2 “How long will you torment me

and crush me with words?

3 These ten times you have disgraced me;

you are not ashamed that you have attacked me.

4 And what is more, if I have truly erred,

my error remains with me.

5 If indeed you must magnify yourselves against me,

and you must let my disgrace argue against me,

1 Job replied,

2 “How long will you people make me suffer?

How long will you crush me with your words?

3 You have already made fun of me many times.

You have attacked me without feeling any shame.

4 Suppose it’s true that I’ve gone down the wrong path.

Then it’s my concern, not yours.

5 Suppose you want to place yourselves above me.

Suppose you want to use my shame to prove I’m wrong.

1 Then Job responded,

2 “How long will you torment me

And crush me with words?

3 “These ten times you have insulted me;

You are not ashamed to wrong me.

4 “Even if I have truly erred,

My error lodges with me.

5 “If indeed you vaunt yourselves against me

And prove my disgrace to me,