Cross References

Job 21:3

New Century Version

Be patient while I speak. After I have finished, you may continue to make fun of me.

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Your lies do not make people quiet; people should correct you when you make fun of God.

“Be quiet and let me speak. Let things happen to me as they will.

You will not do well if he examines you; you cannot fool God as you might fool humans.

People open their mouths to make fun of me and hit my cheeks to insult me. They join together against me.

The one who speaks for me is my friend. My eyes pour out tears to God.

Those who laugh at me surround me; I watch them insult me.

“Listen carefully to my words, and let this be the way you comfort me.

You have all seen this yourselves. So why are we having all this talk that means nothing?