1. Then Job replied:
2. “Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.
3. Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, mock on.
4. “Is my complaint directed to a human being? Why should I not be impatient?
5. Look at me and be appalled; clap your hand over your mouth.
6. When I think about this, I am terrified; trembling seizes my body.