1. "However now, Job, please hear my speech, And listen to all my words.
2. "Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my mouth speaks.
3. "My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
4. "The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5. "Refute me if you can; Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
6. "Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.
7. "Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
8. "Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words:
9. 'I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
10. 'Behold, He invents pretexts against me; He counts me as His enemy.
11. 'He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.'