1. “But now, Job, listen to my words and give ear to everything I say.
2. See now, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
3. My words are from my upright heart; my lips speak sincerely what they know.
4. “The Ruach of God has made me; the breath of Shaddai gives me life.
5. Answer me, if you can; array yourselves before me; take your stand!
6. Look, I am the same as you before God; I too am formed from clay.
7. See, no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.
8. “Indeed, you have said in my hearing, —I heard the sound of the words:
9. ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, without iniquity.
10. Yet, He has found fault with me; He considers me His enemy.
11. He puts my feet in the shackles; He watches closely all my paths.’
12. “But in this, you are not right— I answer you, for God is greater than a mortal.