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.