Job 9:20

Hebrew	אִם אֶ֭צְדָּק פִּ֣י יַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִי תָּֽם אָ֝֗נִי וַֽיַּעְקְשֵֽׁנִי
ESV	Though I am in the right, my own mouth would condemn me; though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
NIV	Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.
NLT	Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty. Though I am blameless, it would prove me wicked.
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KJV	If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

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