If thou canst answer me, set {thy words} in order before me, stand up.

For thou hast said, My doctrine {is} pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

I would order {my} cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

How much less man, {that is} a worm? and the son of man, {which is} a worm?

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

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

But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

How much less {in} them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation {is} in the dust, {which} are crushed before the moth?

Behold, God {is} mighty, and despiseth not {any: he is} mighty in strength {and} wisdom. {wisdom: Heb. heart}

But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

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

But now, because {it is} not {so}, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth {it} not in great extremity: {he hath: that is, God hath} {he knoweth: that is, Job knoweth}