Job 9:3

World English Bible (WEB)

If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.

In context

1 Then Job answered,

2 “Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?

3 If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.

4 God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?

5 He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.

WEB World English Bible: If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.
KJV King James Version: If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
ASV American Standard Version: If he be pleased to contend with him, He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
DBY Darby Translation: If he shall choose to strive with him, he cannot answer him one thing of a thousand.
WBS Webster Bible: If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.