10. ‘Therefore I say: listen to me;I too will tell you what I know.
11. I waited while you spoke,I listened to your reasoning;while you were searching for words,
12. I gave you my full attention.But not one of you has proved Job wrong;none of you has answered his arguments.
13. Do not say, “We have found wisdom;let God, not a man, refute him.”
14. But Job has not marshalled his words against me,and I will not answer him with your arguments.
15. ‘They are dismayed and have no more to say;words have failed them.
16. Must I wait, now that they are silent,now that they stand there with no reply?
17. I too will have my say;I too will tell what I know.
18. For I am full of words,and the spirit within me compels me;
19. inside I am like bottled-up wine,like new wineskins ready to burst.
20. I must speak and find relief;I must open my lips and reply.
21. I will show no partiality,nor will I flatter anyone;