BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
3Though they wished to dispute with him,
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.
Job 9:3
Job 9:3 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
3“If one wished to dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
3“If one should want to contend or dispute with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
3If one wished to contend with God,
he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
American Standard Version (ASV)
3If he be pleased to contend with him,
He cannot answer him one of a thousand.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
3If I would dispute with him, hee could not answere him one thing of a thousand.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
3If he is pleased to contend with him,
he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
3They might wish to argue with him.
But they couldn’t answer him
even once in a thousand times.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
3It is not possible to argue with God.
God can ask 1,000 questions that we cannot answer.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
3If he delights to strive with Him—He does not answer him one of a thousand.