Hear this, Job, listen to me; be silent and I will speak.
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
Until when will you set a snare for words? Understand, and afterwards we will speak.
Listen carefully to my speech, and let this be your comfort.
Behold, I waited for your words; I listened to your reasons, while you searched out what to say.
to bring back his soul from the Pit, to be lighted with the light of the living.
If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you.
For who has stood in the counsel of Jehovah, and hears His Word? Who has listened to His Word and heard it?