Job 13:5-6
Job 13:1-12 The Message (MSG)
“Yes, I’ve seen all this with my own eyes, heard and understood it with my very own ears. Everything you know, I know, so I’m not taking a backseat to any of you. I’m taking my case straight to God Almighty; I’ve had it with you—I’m going directly to God. You graffiti my life with lies. You’re a bunch of pompous quacks! I wish you’d shut your mouths— silence is your only claim to wisdom. “Listen now while I make my case, consider my side of things for a change. Or are you going to keep on lying ‘to do God a service’? to make up stories ‘to get him off the hook’? Why do you always take his side? Do you think he needs a lawyer to defend himself? How would you fare if you were in the witness stand? Your lies might convince a jury—but would they convince God? He’d reprimand you on the spot if he detected a bias in your witness. Doesn’t his splendor put you in awe? Aren’t you afraid to speak cheap lies before him? Your wise sayings are knickknack wisdom, good for nothing but gathering dust.
Job 13:5-6 King James Version (KJV)
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it should be your wisdom. Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
O that you would be completely silent, And that it would become your wisdom! Please hear my argument And listen to the contentions of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 New Century Version (NCV)
I wish you would just stop talking; then you would really be wise! Listen to my argument, and hear the pleading of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 American Standard Version (ASV)
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom. Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 New International Version (NIV)
If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 New King James Version (NKJV)
Oh, that you would be silent, And it would be your wisdom! Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips.
Job 13:5-6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
“Oh, that you would be completely silent, And that silence would be your wisdom! “Please hear my argument And listen to the pleadings of my lips.