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Job 9:20

NETBible	Although I am innocent,¹ my mouth² would condemn me;³ although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Job 9:20	Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
NASB © biblegateway Job 9:20	"Though I am righteous, my mouth will condemn me; Though I am guiltless, He will declare me guilty.
NLT © biblegateway Job 9:20	Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked.
MSG © biblegateway Job 9:20	Even though innocent, anything I say incriminates me; blameless as I am, my defense just makes me sound worse.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 9:20	Though I was in the right, he would say that I was in the wrong; I have done no evil; but he says that I am a sinner.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 9:20	Though I am innocent, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 9:20	Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
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KJV	If I justify <06663> (8799) myself, mine own mouth <06310> shall condemn <07561> (8686) me: [if I say], I [am] perfect <08535>_, it shall also prove me perverse <06140> (8799)_.
NASB © biblegateway Job 9:20	"Though <0518> I am righteous <06663> , my mouth <06310> will condemn <07561> me; Though I am guiltless <08535> , He will declare <06140> me guilty <06140> .
LXXM	ean <1437> CONJ gar <1063> PRT w <1510> V-PAS-1S dikaiov <1342> A-NSM to <3588> T-NSN stoma <4750> N-NSN mou <1473> P-GS asebhsei <764> V-FAI-3S ean <1437> CONJ te <5037> PRT w <1510> V-PAS-1S amemptov <273> A-NSM skoliov <4646> A-NSM apobhsomai <576> V-FMI-1S
NET [draft] ITL	Although <0518> I am innocent <06663> , my mouth <06310> would condemn <07561> me; although I <0589> am blameless <08535> , it would declare <06140> me perverse <06140> .
HEBREW	ynsqeyw <06140> yna <0589> Mt <08535> yneysry <07561> yp <06310> qdua <06663> Ma (9:20) <0518>

NETBible

Although I am innocent,¹ my mouth² would condemn me;³ although I am blameless, it would declare me perverse.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The idea is the same as that expressed in v. 15, although here the imperfect verb is used and not the perfect. Once again with the concessive clause (“although I am right”) Job knows that in a legal dispute he would be confused and would end up arguing against himself.

²tn Some commentators wish to change this to “his mouth,” meaning God’s response to Job’s complaints. But the MT is far more expressive, and “my mouth” fits the context in which Job is saying that even though he is innocent, if he spoke in a court setting in the presence of God he would be overwhelmed, confused, and no doubt condemn himself.

³tn The verb has the declarative sense in the Hiphil, “to declare guilty [or wicked]” or “to condemn.”

⁴tn The verb עָקַשׁ (’aqash) means “to be twisted; to be tortuous.” The Piel has a meaning “to bend; to twist” (Mic 3:9) and “to pervert” (Jer 59:8). The form here is classified as a Hiphil, with the softening of the vowel i (see GKC 147 §53.n). It would then also be a declarative use of the Hiphil.