12. I paid careful attention to you. But not one of you has proved that Job is wrong. None of you has answered his arguments.
13. Don't claim, 'We have enough wisdom to answer Job.' Let God, not a mere man, prove that he's wrong.
14. Job hasn't directed his words against me. I won't answer him with your arguments.
15. "Job, those men are afraid. They don't have anything else to say. They've run out of words.
16. Do I have to keep on waiting, now that they are silent? They are just standing there with nothing to say.
17. I too have something to say. I too will tell what I know.
18. I'm full of words. My spirit inside me forces me to speak.
19. Inside I'm like wine that is bottled up. I'm like new wineskins ready to burst.
20. I must speak so I can feel better. I must open my mouth and reply.
21. I'll treat everyone the same. I won't praise anyone without meaning it.