"Teachme, and I will be silent;And showme howI have erred.
"I will sayto God,Do not condemnme; Let me knowwhyYou contendwith me.
"Howmanyare my iniquitiesand sins?Makeknownto me my rebellionand my sin.
"Behold,I waitedfor your words,I listenedto your reasonings,Whileyou ponderedwhatto say.
"Howevernow, Job,pleasehearmy speech,And listento allmy words.
Teachme what I do not see;IfI have doneiniquity,I will not doit again'?
"Beholdthis;we have investigatedit, [and] soit is. Hearit, and knowfor yourself."
Or, 'Deliverme from the handof the adversary,'Or, 'Redeemme from the handof the tyrants'?
"Howpainfulare honestwords!But whatdoes your argumentprove?
Whocan discern[his] errors?Acquitme of hidden[faults].
I will instructyou and teachyou in the waywhichyou should go;I will counselyou with My eyeupon you.
[Like] an earringof goldand an ornamentof finegoldIs a wisereproverto a listeningear.
Give[instruction] to a wisemanand he will be stillwiser,Teacha righteousmanand he will increase[his] learning.
[This] you know,my belovedbrethren.But everyonemust be quickto hear,slowto speak[and] slowto anger;
For we allstumblein many[ways]. Ifanyonedoes not stumblein what he says,he is a perfectman,ableto bridlethe wholebodyas well.
