Job 23:5
I would know with what words he would answer me, and understand what he would say to me.
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- Job 10:2 : 2 I will say to God,‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’
- Job 13:22-23 : 22 Then call, and I will answer, or I will speak, and you respond to me. 23 How many are my iniquities and sins? Show me my transgression and my sin.
- Job 42:2-6 : 2 “I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted; 3 you asked,‘Who is this who darkens counsel without knowledge?’ But I have declared without understanding things too wonderful for me to know. 4 You said,‘Pay attention, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’ 5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye has seen you. 6 Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!
- 1 Cor 4:3-4 : 3 So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. 4 For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.
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3 O that I knew where I might find him, that I could come to his place of residence!
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6 Would he contend with me with great power? No, he would only pay attention to me.
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3 But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.
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36 Surely I would wear it proudly on my shoulder, I would bind it on me like a crown;
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3 Then Job answered the LORD:
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