3. Would they argue with useless words,with speeches that have no value?
4. But you even undermine pietyand hinder devotion to God.
5. Your sin prompts your mouth;you adopt the tongue of the crafty.
6. Your own mouth condemns you, not mine;your own lips testify against you.
7. ‘Are you the first man ever born?Were you brought forth before the hills?
8. Do you listen in on God’s council?Do you have a monopoly on wisdom?
9. What do you know that we do not know?What insights do you have that we do not have?
10. The grey-haired and the aged are on our side,men even older than your father.
11. Are God’s consolations not enough for you,words spoken gently to you?