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¹ Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.² What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.³ Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.⁴ But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.⁵ Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.⁶ Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.⁷ Will ye speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?⁸ Will ye respect his person? will ye contend for God?⁹ Is it good that he should search you out? or as one deceiveth a man, will ye deceive him?¹⁰ He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly respect persons.¹¹ Shall not his excellency make you afraid, and his dread fall upon you?¹² Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your defences are defences of clay.

¹³ Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what wilt.¹⁴ Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?¹⁵ Though he slay me, yet will I wait for him: nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.¹⁶ This also shall be my salvation; for a godless man shall not come before him.¹⁷ Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.¹⁸ Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I am righteous.¹⁹ Who is he that will contend with me? for now shall I hold my peace and give up the ghost.²⁰ Only do not two things unto me, then will I not hide myself from thy face:²¹ Withdraw thine hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid.²² Then call thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer thou me.

²³ How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin.²⁴ Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy?²⁵ Wilt thou harass a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?²⁶ For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to inherit the iniquities of my youth:²⁷ Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou drawest thee a line about the soles of my feet:²⁸ Though I am like a rotten thing that consumeth, like a garment that is moth-eaten.