Job 9:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 9:21

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

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KJV

King James Version

[Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.

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WEB

World English Bible

I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I am perfect; I regard not myself; I despise my life.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 9

¹⁹ If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him?

²⁰ Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.

²¹ Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.

²² It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’

²³ When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.

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