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I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for words,
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I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.
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Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom; let God, not a man, refute him.’
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But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
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“They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have failed them.
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Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand there with no reply?
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I too will have my say; I too will tell what I know.
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For I am full of words, and the spirit within me compels me;
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inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.
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I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and reply.
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I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone;
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for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away.