20If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
20If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
17 For he breaks me with a tempest, and multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
19 If I speak of strength, see, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
20 If I justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroys the perfect and the wicked.
9:20If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: [if I say, I am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
9:20Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
9:20If I would justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me: if I would shew myself innocent, he shall prove me wicked.
9:20Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: Though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
9:20If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.
9:20Though I be righteous, mine own mouth shall condemn me: though I be perfect, it shall prove me perverse.
9:20If I justify myself, my own mouth will condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, that also will prove me perverse.
9:20Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse.
9:20If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.