1. “But now, please hear my speeches, Job, and hear all my words.
2. Please look, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
3. My words declare my heart’s uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
4. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
5. “If you are able, answer me. Present your argument before me; take your stand.
6. Look, before God I am like you; I myself was also formed from clay.
7. Look, dread of me should not terrify you, and my hand will not be heavy upon you.
8. “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words:
9. ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no guilt in me.