1-4. “So please, Job, hear me out,honor me by listening to me.What I’m about to sayhas been carefully thought out.I have no ulterior motives in this;I’m speaking honestly from my heart.The Spirit of God made me what I am,the breath of God Almighty gave me life!
12-14. “But let me tell you, Job, you’re wrong, dead wrong!God is far greater than any human.So how dare you haul him into court,and then complain that he won’t answer your charges?God always answers, one way or another,even when people don’t recognize his presence.