A wise person would listen to me.\par A wise person would say,\par
Let men of understanding tell me, And let a wise man hearken unto me.
Men of understanding will tell me, indeed, every wise man who hears me [will agree],
Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:
Smart people say to me, the wise who hear me,
Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man listen to me.
Let men of understanding speak to me: and let a wise man hearken to me.
“You men can understand,\par so listen to me.\par God would never do what is evil!\par God All-Powerful would never do wrong!\par
“If you men are wise,\par then you will listen to what I say.\par
“Listen to the things I say,\par you wise men.\par Pay attention to me,\par you smart men.\par
“Job, you want God to reward you.\par But you refuse to change.\par Job, it is your decision, not mine.\par Tell me what you think.\par
‘Job talks like an ignorant person.\par The things Job says don’t make sense!’\par
So, let us test these arguments\par and decide for ourselves what is right.\par Together we will learn what is good.\par
I am speaking to you like you are intelligent people; judge for yourselves what I say.