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¹ Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.² What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you.³ Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.⁴ But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.⁵ Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it would 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 show Him favour? Will ye contend for God?⁹ Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him?¹⁰ He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour.¹¹ Shall not His majesty terrify you, and His dread fall upon you?¹² Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, your eminences to eminences of clay.

¹³ Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.¹⁴ Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.¹⁵ Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him.¹⁶ This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot 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 shall be justified.¹⁹ Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and die.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 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 That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth.²⁷ Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; ²⁸ Though I am like a wine-skin that consumeth, like a garment that is moth-eaten.