Job 20:1-3
Job 20:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Zophar from Naamath again took his turn: “I can’t believe what I’m hearing! You’ve put my teeth on edge, my stomach in a knot. How dare you insult my intelligence like this! Well, here’s a piece of my mind!
Job 20:1-3 King James Version (KJV)
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, And for this I make haste. I have heard the check of my reproach, And the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
Job 20:1-3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered, “Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond, Even because of my inward agitation. I listened to the reproof which insults me, And the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
Job 20:1-3 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered: “My troubled thoughts cause me to answer, because I am very upset. You correct me and I am insulted, but I understand how to answer you.
Job 20:1-3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, Therefore do my thoughts give answer to me, Even by reason of my haste that is in me. I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.
Job 20:1-3 New International Version (NIV)
Then Zophar the Naamathite replied: “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer because I am greatly disturbed. I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
Job 20:1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said: “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer, Because of the turmoil within me. I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
Job 20:1-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Zophar the Naamathite answered and said, “Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me answer, Because of the uneasiness that is within me. “I have heard the reproof which insults me, But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.