15. “These three friends are defeated and have no more to say.Words have failed them.
16. Now they are standing there with no answer for Job.Now that they are quiet, must I wait to speak?
17. No, I also will speak.I will also tell what I know.
18. I am full of words.And the spirit in me causes me to speak.
19. I am like wine that has been bottled up.I am ready to burst like a new leather bag for holding wine.
20. I must speak. Then I will feel relief.I must open my mouth and answer.
21. I will be fair to everyone.I will not flatter anyone.
22. I don’t know how to flatter.If I did, God, my Maker, would quickly take me away.