Job 33:1–7

“But now, hear my speech, O Job,

and listen to all my words.

Behold, I open my mouth;

the tongue in my mouth speaks.

My words declare the uprightness of my heart,

and what my lips know they speak sincerely.

The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Answer me, if you can;

set your words in order before me; take your stand.

Behold, I am toward God as you are;

I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.

Behold, no fear of me need terrify you;

my pressure will not be heavy upon you.

“But now, Job, listen to my words;

pay attention to everything I say.

I am about to open my mouth;

my words are on the tip of my tongue.

My words come from an upright heart;

my lips sincerely speak what I know.

The Spirit of God has made me;

the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Answer me then, if you can;

stand up and argue your case before me.

I am the same as you in God’s sight;

I too am a piece of clay.

No fear of me should alarm you,

nor should my hand be heavy on you.

But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,

and listen to all my words.

I am going to open my mouth;

my tongue will form words on my palate.

My words come from my upright heart,

and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.

The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Refute me if you can.

Prepare your case against me; take your stand.

I am just like you before God;

I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.

Fear of me should not terrify you;

no pressure from me should weigh you down.

“Listen to my words, Job;

pay attention to what I have to say.

Now that I have begun to speak,

let me continue.

I speak with all sincerity;

I speak the truth.

For the Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Answer me, if you can;

make your case and take your stand.

Look, you and I both belong to God.

I, too, was formed from clay.

So you don’t need to be afraid of me.

I won’t come down hard on you.

“But now, please hear my speeches, Job,

and hear all my words.

Please look, I open my mouth;

my tongue in my mouth speaks.

My words declare my heart’s uprightness,

and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.

The Spirit of God has made me,

and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.

“If you are able, answer me.

Present your argument before me; take your stand.

Look, before God I am like you;

I myself was also formed from clay.

Look, dread of me should not terrify you,

and my hand will not be heavy upon you.

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches,

And hearken to all my words.

Behold, now I have opened my mouth,

My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart:

And my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

The Spirit of God hath made me,

And the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

If thou canst answer me,

Set thy words in order before me, stand up.

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God’s stead:

I also am formed out of the clay.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid,

Neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.