7. Will you speak lies for God? Do you really believe your lies are what God wants you to say?
8. Are you trying to defend God against me? You are not being fair. You are choosing God’s side simply because he is God.
9. If God checked you very closely, would he see that you are right? Do you really think you can fool God the same as you fool people?
10. You know that God would criticize you if you chose someone’s side simply because they were important.
11. God’s majesty frightens you. You are afraid of him.
12. The wise sayings you quote are worthless. Your arguments are as weak as clay.
13. “Be quiet and let me talk! I accept whatever happens to me.
14. I will put myself in danger and take my life in my own hands.
15. I will continue to trust God even if he kills me. But I will defend myself to his face.
16. And if he lets me live, it will be because I had the confidence to speak. No guilty person would dare meet God face to face.
17. Listen carefully to what I say. Let me explain.
18. I am ready now to defend myself. I will carefully present my arguments. I know I will be shown to be right.
19. If anyone can prove I am wrong, I will shut up and wait to die.
20. “God, just give me two things, and then I will not hide from you:
21. Stop punishing me, and don’t frighten me with your terrors.