Job, we have learned this by long study. It is true, so now accept it.

I listened patiently while you were speaking and waited while you searched for wise phrases.

Words have failed them, Job; they have no answer for you.

Shall I go on waiting when they are silent? They stand there with nothing more to say.

And now, Job, listen carefully to all that I have to say.

Now, Job, listen to what I am saying; be quiet and let me speak.

But if not, be quiet and listen to me, and I will teach you how to be wise.

Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil?

The LORD says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.

Anything you say to the wise will make them wiser. Whatever you tell the righteous will add to their knowledge.

A warning given by an experienced person to someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings or jewelry made of the finest gold.

Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.

I said, "I will be careful about what I do and will not let my tongue make me sin; I will not say anything while evil people are near."

I kept quiet, not saying a word, not even about anything good! But my suffering only grew worse,

All of us often make mistakes. But if a person never makes a mistake in what he says, he is perfect and is also able to control his whole being.

Don't condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me?

None of us can see our own errors; deliver me, LORD, from hidden faults!