Job 13:13

New English Translation

“Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may.

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“I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay.

If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.

Bear with me and I will speak, and after I have spoken you may mock.

“Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.