1. Then Job answered,
2. “Listen diligently to my speech. Let this be your consolation.
3. Allow me, and I also will speak; After I have spoken, mock on.
4. As for me, is my complaint to man? Why shouldn’t I be impatient?
5. Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.
6. When I remember, I am troubled. Horror takes hold of my flesh.
7. “Why do the wicked live, become old, yes, and grow mighty in power?