"Then call,and I will answer;Orlet me speak,then replyto me.
"But I would speakto the Almighty,And I desireto arguewith God.
"You will call,and I will answerYou; You will longfor the workof Your hands.
"Ohthat I hadone to hearme! Behold,hereis my signature;Let the Almightyanswerme! And the indictmentwhich my adversaryhas written,
"Nowgirdup your loinslike a man,And I will askyou, and you instructMe!
"IfI calledand He answeredme, I could not believethat He was listeningto my voice.
"For [He is] not a manas I am that I may answerHim, That we may goto courttogether.
"[Then] I would speakand not fearHim; But I am not likethat in myself.
