“ But I’m telling you that you aren’t right when you talk like that. After all, God is greater than any human being.

“我要回答你说：你这话无理，因神比世人更大。

“看哪，你这话无理，我要回答你，因上帝比世人更大。

“看哪，你这话无理，我要回答你，因神比世人更大。

“我来答复你，你的话没有道理，因为上帝比世人大。

我要告诉你，你这话错了，因为神比世人大。

我要回答你說：你這話無理，因神比世人更大。

「看哪，你這話無理，我要回答你，因上帝比世人更大。

「看哪，你這話無理，我要回答你，因神比世人更大。

「我來答覆你，你的話沒有道理，因為上帝比世人大。

我要告訴你，你這話錯了，因為神比世人大。

『啊，你這話不對，我要回答你：上帝比世人大。

我則應之曰、爾言此、不義矣、蓋上帝卓越於人、

爾言實悖乎理、我不能不辨、夫上帝卓越於人、

我駁爾言謬、蓋天主超超或作大乎世人、

“ But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than any mortal.

“ Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.

“ But you are wrong, and I will show you why. For God is greater than any human being.

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.

Behold, let me respond to you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than mankind.

“ Look, in this you are not righteous. I will answer you, For God is greater than man.

Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter, since God is greater than man.

Behold,[ in] this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

Now in this, you are not right– I answer you, for God is greater than a human being.

“ Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.

His wisdom is deep. His power is great. No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.

“ So listen to me, you men who have understanding. God would never do what is evil. The Mighty One would never do what is wrong.He pays back everyone for what they’ve done. He gives them exactly what they should get.It isn’t possible for God to do wrong. The Mighty One would never treat people unfairly.

“ I am the Mighty One. Will the man who argues with me correct me? Let him who brings charges against me answer me!”

“ Job, do you think it’s fair for you to say,‘ I am the one who is right, not God’?

“ People of Israel, I can do with you just as this potter does,” announces the Lord.“ The clay is in the potter’s hand. And you are in my hand, people of Israel.

“ God is mighty, but he doesn’t hate people. He’s mighty, and he knows exactly what he’s going to do.

One of you will say to me,“ Then why does God still blame us? Who can oppose what he wants to do?”But you are a mere human being. So who are you to talk back to God? Scripture says,“ Can what is made say to the one who made it,‘ Why did you make me like this?’ ”( Isaiah 29:16; 45:9)Isn’t the potter free to make different kinds of pots out of the same lump of clay? Some are for special purposes. Others are for ordinary use.

Those are only on the edges of what he does. They are only the soft whispers that we hear from him. So who can understand how very powerful he is?”

“ Would you dare to claim that I am not being fair? Would you judge me in order to make yourself seem right?Is your arm as powerful as mine is? Can your voice thunder as mine does?

“ I’d like to reply to you and to your friends who are with you.

In spite of everything, Job didn’t sin by blaming God for doing anything wrong.

“ God is honored because he is so powerful. There is no teacher equal to him.Who has told him what he can do? Who has said to him,‘ You have done what is wrong’?

I too have something to say. I too will tell what I know.

It is true that there isn’t anyone on earth who does only what is right and never sins.

Can someone who hates to be fair govern? Will you bring charges against the holy and mighty God?He says to kings,‘ You are worthless.’ He says to nobles,‘ You are evil.’He doesn’t favor princes. He treats rich people and poor people the same. His hands created all of them.

God doesn’t need to bring charges against anyone. He knows they are guilty. So he doesn’t need to have them appear in his court to be judged.

“ But you say,‘ What the Lord does isn’t fair.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. What I do is always fair. What you do is not.