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"So I say, 'Listen to me, I too will tell what I think.'

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.

"Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your skillful speech, While you pondered what to say.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

"I also paid close attention to you; But indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:

"So do not say, 'We have found wisdom: God will defeat him, not man.'

Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

"But he has not presented his words against me, Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.

Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.