1. Then Job replied:
2. “I have heard many things like these; you are miserable comforters, all of you!
3. Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?
4. I also could speak like you, if you were in my place; I could make fine speeches against you and shake my head at you.
5. But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.