“But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.
Hear now my reasoning, and listen to the pleadings of my lips.
And he said, “If you have ears to hear, then hear!”
“Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know,
For I do not know how to flatter— or my Maker would soon put an end to me!
See, I open my mouth; the tongue in my mouth speaks.
Listen carefully to my words, and let my declaration be in your ears.