35. Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that my adversary had written a book.
36. Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
37. I would declare to him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near to him.
38. If my land crieth against me, or its furrows likewise complain;
39. If I have eaten the fruits of it without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life:
40. Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.