"Let me speakthat I may getrelief;Let me openmy lipsand answer.
"Be silentbeforeme so that I may speak;Then let comeon me whatmay.
"Whowill contendwith me? For thenI would be silentand die.
"Thereforemy disquietingthoughtsmake me respond,Even becauseof my inward agitation.
"Bearwith me that I may speak;Then afterI have spoken,you may mock.
"Behold,my bellyis like unventedwine,Like newwineskinsit is about to burst.
"Let me nowbe partialto noone,Norflatter[any] man.
"If one venturesa wordwith you, will you becomeimpatient?But whocanrefrainfrom speaking?
