Job 21:2-4

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

²Hear, I beseech you, my words, and do penance.

³Suffer me, and I will speak, and after, if you please, laugh at my words.

⁴Is my debate against man, that I should not have just reason to be troubled?

Job 21:2-4

New International Version

²“Listen carefully to my words;^(A)
let this be the consolation you give me.^(B)
³Bear with me while I speak,
and after I have spoken, mock on.^(C)

⁴“Is my complaint^(D) directed to a human being?
Why should I not be impatient?^(E)

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)

New International Version (NIV)