2. “Shouldn’t someone answer this flood of words?Should a good public speaker be acquitted?
3. Should your empty talk silence othersso that you can make fun of us without any shame?
4. You say, ‘My teaching is morally correct,’and, ‘As you can see, I’m innocent.’
5. I only wish God would speakand open his mouth ⌊to talk⌋ to you.
6. He would tell you the secrets of wisdom,because ⌊true⌋ wisdom is twice ⌊as great as your wisdom⌋,and you would know that God forgets your sin.
7. “Can you discover God’s hidden secrets,or are you able to find the Almighty’s limits?
8. ⌊God’s wisdom is⌋ higher than heaven.What can you do?It is deeper than ⌊the depths⌋ of hell.What can you know?
9. It is longer than the earthand wider than the sea.
10. If God comes along and imprisons ⌊someone⌋and then calls a court into session, who can stop him?
11. He knows who the scoundrels are.And when he sees sin, doesn’t he pay attention to it?
12. But an empty-headed person will gain understandingwhen a wild donkey is born tame.
13. “If you want to set your heart right,then pray to him.
14. If you’re holding on to sin, put it far away,and don’t let injustice live in your tent.