Job 42:2-4

New International Version

²“I know that you can do all things;^(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.^(B)
³You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’^(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.^(D)

⁴“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.’^(E)

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Job 42:2-4

King James Version

²I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee.

³Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

⁴Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

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Job 42:2-4

English Standard Version

²“I know that you can ^(A)do all things,
    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
³^(B)‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
    things ^(C)too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
⁴‘Hear, and I will speak;
    ^(D)I will question you, and you make it known to me.’

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Job 42:2-4

New American Standard Bible

²“I know that ^(A)You can do all things,
And that no plan is impossible for You.
³‘Who is this who ^(B)conceals advice without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things ^(C)too wonderful for me, which I do not know.
⁴‘Please listen, and I will speak;
I will ^(D)ask You, and You instruct me.’