Concerning my right, should I lie? ¹  My wound ²  is incurable, although I am without transgression.’ ³ 

biblegateway Job 34:6

Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression."

I’m considered a liar in spite of my rights. I’ve been wounded by a deadly arrow, though I haven’t been disobedient.’

biblegateway Job 34:6

Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’

in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

bibleoremus Job 34:6

in spite of being right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

he has falsified my case; my state is desperate, yet I have done no wrong.”

biblegateway Job 34:6

Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.

biblegateway Job 34:6

Concerning my right, should I lie? ¹  My wound ²  is incurable, although I am without transgression.’ ³ 

¹ tn The verb is the Piel imperfect of כָּזַב (kazav), meaning “to lie.” It could be a question: “Should I lie [against my right?] – when I am innocent. If it is repointed to the Pual, then it can be “I am made to lie,” or “I am deceived.” Taking it as a question makes good sense here, and so emendations are unnecessary.

² tn The Hebrew text has only “my arrow.” Some commentators emend that word slightly to get “my wound.” But the idea could be derived from “arrows” as well, the wounds caused by the arrows. The arrows are symbolic of God’s affliction.

³ tn Heb “without transgression”; but this is parallel to the first part where the claim is innocence.