“Listen to me Job,\par and I will explain it to you.\par I will tell you what I know.\par
\{Job said,\} “I have seen all this before. I have already heard everything you say. I understand all of those things.
Man is even worse.\par Man is dirty and ruined.\par He drinks up evil like water.\par
I will tell you the things\par wise men have told me.\par The wise men’s ancestors {\cf2\super [27]} \par told them these things.\par They didn’t hide any secrets from me.\par
“Now, Job, listen to me.\par Listen carefully to the things I say.\par
“Listen to the things I say,\par you wise men.\par Pay attention to me,\par you smart men.\par
“Be patient with me a little longer.\par God has a few more words\par \{that he wants me to say\}.\par
“Job, we have studied these things,\par and we know they are true.\par So Job, listen to us,\par and learn them for yourself.”\par