13. Beware lest you say, ‘We have found wisdom;God may vanquish him, not a man.’
14. He has not directed his words against me,and I will not answer him with your speeches.
15. “They are dismayed; they answer no more;they have not a word to say.
16. And shall I wait, because they do not speak,because they stand there, and answer no more?
17. I also will answer with my share;I also will declare my opinion.
18. For I am full of words;the spirit within me constrains me.
19. Behold, my belly is like wine that has no vent;like new wineskins ready to burst.
20. I must speak, that I may find relief;I must open my lips and answer.
21. I will not show partiality to any manor use flattery toward any person.
22. For I do not know how to flatter,else my Maker would soon take me away.