# Connecting Statement:

Job continues speaking to God.

# See now

This emphasizes what follows. "Listen now" or "Please pay special attention"

# I have set my defense in order

Setting his defense in order represents deciding what he will say to defend himself. AT: "I have thought through how I will defend myself" or "I have decided how I will explain myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# Who is the one who would argue against me in court?

Job uses this question to express his belief that since he is right, no one would argue against him. AT: "I do not believe that anyone would argue against me in court." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# If you came to do so

"If you came to argue against me"

# If you

"You" here means God himself.

# if I were proved wrong

This can be stated in active form. AT: "if you were to prove me wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# give up my life

Giving up one's life is a metaphor for dying. AT: "die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/innocent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/courtyard]]