"Howpainfulare honestwords!But whatdoes your argumentprove?
"Othat you would be completelysilent,And that it would becomeyour wisdom!
"Howthen will you vainlycomfortme, For your answersremain[full of] falsehood?"
"Now ifit is not so,whocan proveme a liar,And makemy speechworthless?"
"Behold,allof you have seen[it]; Whythendo you actfoolishly?
And his angerburnedagainst his threefriendsbecausethey had foundnoanswer,and yet had condemnedJob.
"Your wordshave helped the totteringto stand,And you have strengthenedfeebleknees.
"Teachme, and I will be silent;And showme howI have erred.
"Do you intendto reprove[my] words,When the wordsof one in despairbelong to the wind?
Thereis one who speaksrashlylike the thrustsof a sword,But the tongueof the wisebringshealing.
A manhas joyin an aptanswer,And howdelightfulis a timelyword!
Deathand lifeare in the powerof the tongue,And those who loveit will eatits fruit.
[Like] applesof goldin settingsof silverIs a wordspokenin right circumstances.
