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# Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; and though I am blameless, my words would prove me to be guilty
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This verse expresses the same idea twice for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-parallelism]])
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# Though I am in the right
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Here "I am in the right" means I am the one who has done right things. Alternate translation: "Although I have done right things" or "Even though I am innocent" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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# my own mouth would condemn me
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Here "mouth" represents Job's words. Alternate translation: "my own words would accuse me" or "what I say would condemn me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# blameless
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"faultless"
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# my words would prove me to be guilty
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Here "my words" are spoken of as if they could take action. Alternate translation: "God would use what I say to prove me guilty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# guilty
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The word here has the meaning of "twisted" or "crooked."
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