11. Look, I waited for your conclusions;I listened to your insightsas you sought for words.
12. I paid close attention to you.Yet no one proved Job wrong;not one of you refuted his arguments.
13. So do not claim, “We have found wisdom;let God deal with him, not man.”
14. But Job has not directed his argument to me,and I will not respond to him with your arguments.
15. Job’s friends are dismayed and can no longer answer;words have left them.
16. Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,now that they stand there and no longer answer?
17. I too will answer; yes, I will tell what I know.
18. For I am full of words,and my spirit compels me to speak.
19. My heart is like unvented wine;it is about to burst like new wineskins.
20. I must speak so that I can find relief;I must open my lips and respond.