Will ¹  there be an end to your ²  windy words? ³  Or what provokes ⁴  you that you answer? ⁵ 

But ¹  I would strengthen ²  you with my words; ³  comfort from my lips would bring ⁴  you relief.

“How long will you torment me ¹  and crush ²  me with your words? ³ 

“O that ¹  my words were written down, O that they were written on a scroll, ² 

“Listen carefully ¹  to my words; let this be ²  the consolation you offer me. ³ 

Accept instruction ¹  from his mouth and store up his words ²  in your heart.

To whom ¹  did you utter these words? And whose spirit has come forth from your mouth? ² 

After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop. ¹ 

For I am full of words, and the spirit within me ¹  constrains me. ² 

“But now, O Job, listen to my words, and hear ¹  everything I have to say! ² 

My words come from the uprightness of my heart, ¹  and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely. ² 

“Indeed, you have said in my hearing ¹  (I heard the sound of the words!):

If you have any words, ¹  reply to me; speak, for I want to justify you. ² 

“Listen to my words, you wise men; hear ¹  me, you learned men. ² 

that ¹  Job speaks without knowledge and his words are without understanding. ² 

So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; ¹  without knowledge he multiplies words.”

Will it make numerous supplications to you, ¹  will it speak to you with tender words? ² 

His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; ¹  his tongue injures and destroys. ² 

Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹  or use deceptive speech! ² 

my anxiety intensified. ¹  As I thought about it, I became impatient. ²  Finally I spoke these words: ³