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¹ "Lo, my eye has seen all this, my ear has heard and understood it.² What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.³ But I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.⁴ As for you, you whitewash with lies; worthless physicians are you all.⁵ Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!⁶ Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.⁷ Will you speak falsely for God, and speak deceitfully for him?⁸ Will you show partiality toward him, will you plead the case for God?⁹ Will it be well with you when he searches you out? Or can you deceive him, as one deceives a man?¹⁰ He will surely rebuke you if in secret you show partiality.¹¹ Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?¹² Your maxims are proverbs of ashes, your defenses are defenses of clay.

¹³ "Let me have silence, and I will speak, and let come on me what may.¹⁴ I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.¹⁵ Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope; yet I will defend my ways to his face.¹⁶ This will be my salvation, that a godless man shall not come before him.¹⁷ Listen carefully to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears.¹⁸ Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be vindicated.¹⁹ Who is there that will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die.²⁰ Only grant two things to me, then I will not hide myself from thy face:²¹ withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not dread of thee terrify me.²² Then call, and I will answer; or let me speak, and do thou reply to me.

²³ How many are my iniquities and my sins? Make me know my transgression and my sin.²⁴ Why dost thou hide thy face, and count me as thy enemy?²⁵ Wilt thou frighten a driven leaf and pursue dry chaff?²⁶ For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me inherit the iniquities of my youth.²⁷ Thou puttest my feet in the stocks, and watchest all my paths; thou settest a bound to the soles of my feet.²⁸ Man wastes away like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.