Job 6:22-24

New Catholic Bible

Make Me Understand How I Have Been at Fault^[a]

²²“Did I ever ask you to give me anything,
    or to use your vast wealth to alleviate my travails,
²³or to rescue me from the hands of an oppressor,
    or to ransom me from the power of ruthless men?
²⁴“Instruct me, and I will be silent;
    make me understand how I have been at fault.

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Footnotes

Job 6:22 Job has a deep sense of his innocence. Hence, the pious proposals of his friends seem to him to be inconsiderate.

Job 6:22-24

New International Version

²²Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf,
pay a ransom^(A) for me from your wealth,^(B)
²³deliver me from the hand of the enemy,
rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’?^(C)

²⁴“Teach me, and I will be quiet;^(D)
show me where I have been wrong.^(E)

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Job 6:22-24

New King James Version

²²Did I ever say, ‘Bring something to me’?
Or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’?
²³Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’?

²⁴“Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;
Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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