1. Therefore, hear my speeches, Job, and listen to all my words.
2. Behold, I have opened my mouth; let my tongue speak along with my throat.
3. My words are from my simple heart, and my lips will speak a pure judgment.
4. The Spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life.
5. If you can, answer me, and oppose me to my face.
6. Behold, God has made me, just as he also has made you, and I, likewise, have been formed of the same clay.
7. So, truly, do not let my wonders terrify you, and do not let my eloquence be burdensome to you.
8. For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying:
9. "I am clean and without sin; I am immaculate, and there is no iniquity in me.
10. Yet he has discovered blame in me, and so he has treated me like his enemy.
11. He has put my feet in fetters; he has kept watch over all my ways."
12. Therefore, it is for this reason that you have not been justified. For I tell you that God is greater than man.