* **why, he is mighty** - "behold, he is powerful"
* **why** - This is used to introduce new information that follows with emphasis.
* **And if we speak of justice** - "and if we speak of acting fairly"
* **‘Who,’ he says, ‘will question me?’** - Job uses this question to emphasize that he has nobody to stand up for him against God. AT: "Nobody will stand up for me." (See: Rhetorical Question)
* **‘Who,’ he says, ‘will question me?’** - "Who shall call an assembly for me?" or "Who will appoint a time for me?"
* **Even if I were righteous** - "Even if I was innocent"
* **my own mouth would condemn me** - Job says that his own efforts to prove his innocence would be acting wrongly before God. AT: "my own words would accuse me" (See: [[en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy]])
* **even if I were perfect** - "even if I was faultless"
* **it would still prove me guilty** - Possible meanings are 1) Job's mouth will declare that Job is wrong or 2) God will declare that Job is wrong AT: "my mouth will say that I am wrong" or "God will say that I am wrong"
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