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“Indeed, I know that this is true. But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?

“Truly I know that it is so: But how can a man be in the right before God?

“Yes, I know all this is true in principle. But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?

Yes, I know what you’ve said is true, but how can a person be justified before God?

I know it is so of a truth: But how should man be just with God?

“Truly I know it is so, But how can a man be righteous before God?

Job continued by saying: “So what’s new? I know all this. The question is, ‘How can mere mortals get right with God?’ If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand! God’s wisdom is so deep, God’s power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece? He moves mountains before they know what’s happened, flips them on their heads on a whim. He gives the earth a good shaking up, rocks it down to its very foundations. He tells the sun, ‘Don’t shine,’ and it doesn’t; he pulls the blinds on the stars. All by himself he stretches out the heavens and strides on the waves of the sea. He designed the Big Dipper and Orion, the Pleiades and Alpha Centauri. We’ll never comprehend all the great things he does; his miracle-surprises can’t be counted. Somehow, though he moves right in front of me, I don’t see him; quietly but surely he’s active, and I miss it. If he steals you blind, who can stop him? Who’s going to say, ‘Hey, what are you doing?’ God doesn’t hold back on his anger; even dragon-bred monsters cringe before him.

“In truth I know that this is so; But how can a person be in the right with God?

“Yes, I know it is true. But how can a mortal man be right before God?

“Truly, I know that this is so. But how can a human be just before God?