KJV ORIGINAL
Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Would it be good if God examined you closely? Are you trying to fool Him like one person might trick another?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Job is warning his friends that they can't deceive or manipulate God like they might fool other people.
📚 Historical Context
Job is responding to his three friends who have been arguing that his suffering must be due to hidden sin. Job challenges their shallow theology and warns them that God sees through their attempts to defend Him with false arguments. This comes during the dialogue section of Job where his friends persistently blame him for his calamities.
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