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16 You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test, as you did at Massah.(A)

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16 Do not put the Lord your God to the test(A) as you did at Massah.

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Who is this who darkens counsel
    with words of ignorance?

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“Who is this that obscures my plans(A)
    with words without knowledge?(B)

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Will one who argues with the Almighty be corrected?
    Let him who would instruct God give answer!(A)

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“Will the one who contends with the Almighty(A) correct him?(B)
    Let him who accuses God answer him!”(C)

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Gird up your loins now, like a man.
    I will question you, and you tell me the answers!
[a]Would you refuse to acknowledge my right?
    Would you condemn me that you may be justified?

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Footnotes

  1. 40:8–14 The issue is joined in these verses, and the Lord seems to challenge Job to play God and to bring down the proud and wicked.

“Brace yourself like a man;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.(A)

“Would you discredit my justice?(B)
    Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(C)

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14 In the desert they gave in to their cravings,
    tempted God in the wasteland.(A)

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14 In the desert(A) they gave in to their craving;
    in the wilderness(B) they put God to the test.(C)

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15 But we call the arrogant blessed;
    for evildoers not only prosper
    but even test God and escape.”

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15 But now we call the arrogant(A) blessed. Certainly evildoers(B) prosper,(C) and even when they put God to the test, they get away with it.’”

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