1. THEN JOB answered,
2. Hear diligently my speech, and let this [your attention] be your consolation [given me].
3. Allow me, and I also will speak; and after I have spoken, mock on.
4. As for me, is my complaint to man or of him? And why should I not be impatient and my spirit be troubled?
5. Look at me and be astonished (appalled); and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6. Even when I remember, I am troubled and afraid; horror and trembling take hold of my flesh.
7. Why do the wicked live, become old, and become mighty in power?
8. Their children are established with them in their sight, and their offspring before their eyes.
9. Their houses are safe and in peace, without fear; neither is the rod of God upon them.