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¹ Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard and understood it.

² What ye know, I know also: I am not inferior to you.

³ But I will speak to the Almighty, and will find pleasure in reasoning with God;

⁴ For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

⁵ Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.

⁶ Hear now my defence, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

⁷ Will ye speak unrighteously for God? and for him speak deceit?

⁸ Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

⁹ Will it be well if he should search you out? or as one mocketh at a man, will ye mock at him?

¹⁰ He will certainly reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

¹¹ Shall not his excellency terrify you? and his dread fall upon you?

¹² Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes, your bulwarks are bulwarks of mire.

¹³ Hold your peace from me, and I will speak, and let come on me what [will]!

¹⁴ Wherefore should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?

¹⁵ Behold, if he slay me, yet would I trust in him; but I will defend mine own ways before him.

¹⁶ This also shall be my salvation, that a profane man shall not come before his face.

¹⁷ Hear attentively my speech and my declaration with your ears.

¹⁸ Behold now, I have ordered the cause; I know that I shall be justified.

¹⁹ Who is he that contendeth with me? For if I were silent now, I should expire.

²⁰ Only do not two things unto me; then will I not hide myself from thee.

²¹ Withdraw thy hand far from me; and let not thy terror make me afraid:

²² Then call, and I will answer; or I will speak, and answer thou me.

²³ How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin.

²⁴ Wherefore dost thou hide thy face, and countest me for thine enemy?

²⁵ Wilt thou terrify a driven leaf? and wilt thou pursue dry stubble?

²⁶ For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth;

²⁷ And thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and markest all my paths; thou settest a bound about the soles of my feet;—

²⁸ One who, as a rotten thing consumeth, as a garment that the moth eateth.