For {he is} not a man, as I {am, that} I should answer him, {and} we should come together in judgment.

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! {Let} the potsherd {strive} with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. {he giveth...: Heb. he answereth not}

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed {is} the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat {of} it all the days of thy life;

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. {that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away}

Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will?

Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who {is} a chosen {man, that} I may appoint over her? for who {is} like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who {is} that shepherd that will stand before me? {appoint me...: or, convent me in judgment?}

The thing that hath been, it {is that} which shall be; and that which is done {is} that which shall be done: and {there is} no new {thing} under the sun.

Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up {riches}, and knoweth not who shall gather them. {a vain...: Heb. an image}

If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

Man {that is} born of a woman {is} of few days, and full of trouble. {few...: Heb. short of days}

I have said, Ye {are} gods; and all of you {are} children of the most High.

{As for} man, his days {are} as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where {art} thou?

The thing that hath been, it {is that} which shall be; and that which is done {is} that which shall be done: and {there is} no new {thing} under the sun.

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. {that which is past: Heb. that which is driven away}

For {he is} not a man, as I {am, that} I should answer him, {and} we should come together in judgment.

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man {pleadeth} for his neighbour! {neighbour: or, friend}

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me.