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Job 33:13
Why dost thou strive against Him? For He giveth not account of any of His matters.
Why dost thou strive against him, For that he giveth not account of any of his matters?
“Why do you complain against Him? That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.
Why do you contend against Him? For He does not give account of any of His actions. [Sufficient for us it should be to know that it is He Who does them.]
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Why do you take him to court for not answering anything a person asks?
Why do you contend with him, saying that he doesn’t answer all your words?
Why do you strive against him? He will not defend his words —
So why do you challenge God to answer you?
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Dost thou strive against him, because he hath not answered thee to all words?
You are arguing with God! Why do you think he should explain everything to you?
So you should not argue against him. You should not say, “God does not answer any of my questions.”
Why do you bring charges against him, just because he does not answer all of a man’s questions?
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man's words’?
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of man's words’?
Why do you ·accuse [contend with] God ·of not answering anyone [or for no one can answer all his words]?
Why dost thou strive against him? for he doth not give account of all his matters.
Why do you quarrel with him since he doesn’t answer any questions?
Why do you accuse God of never answering our complaints?
Why do you take Him to court for not answering anything a person asks?
Why do you accuse God of not answering man’s complaints?
Why are you arguing with him? He doesn’t have to give explanations for what he does to you!
Why dost thou strive against him? For he will not answer all of thy words.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
“Why do you contend against Him? For He does not give an answer for all His doings.
Why do you contend against him, that he will not answer all a person’s words?
Why should you fight against him just because he does not give account to you of what he does?
“But let me tell you, Job, you’re wrong, dead wrong! God is far greater than any human. So how dare you haul him into court, and then complain that he won’t answer your charges? God always answers, one way or another, even when people don’t recognize his presence.
Why do you strive against Him? For He does not give an accounting for any of His words.
Why do you quarrel with him since he doesn’t answer any questions?
Why, then, do you make complaint against him that he gives no reply to their words?
“Why do you complain to Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?
“Why do you complain against Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?
Why then do you utter endless complaints that he will not explain his decisions to you?
Why do you accuse God of not answering anyone?
Why do you contend against him, that he does not answer all a person’s words?
Why do you claim that God never answers anybody’s questions?
Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
Why do you complain to him that he responds to no one’s words?
Why do you contend with Him? For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
“Why do you complain against Him? He does not give a reason for all He does.
So why are you bringing a charge against him? Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
Why do you contend against him, saying, “He will answer none of my words”?
Why do you contend against him, saying, “He will answer none of my words”?
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of my words’?
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of my words’?
Why dost thou contend against Him? For He giveth not account of any of His matters.
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of my words’?
Why do you contend against him, saying, ‘He will answer none of my words’?
Why do you contend against Him that He does not answer all His words.
Why do you argue with Him, complaining that He refuses to account for all of His actions?
Why do you strive against him, because he doesn’t give account of any of his matters?
Thou, Job, strivest against God, that not at all thy words [he] answered to thee. (Thou, Job, complainest against God, for he answered not any of thy words to thee.)
Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?
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