See now, I have opened my mouth; my tongue in my mouth has spoken.
After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born.
I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse –
“But now, O Job, listen to my words, and hear everything I have to say!
My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.
I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past.
Then he began to teach them by saying: