2  “Shall a faultfinder ^ycontend with the Almighty?

He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

4  “Behold, I am ^zof small account; what shall I answer you?

^aI lay my hand on my mouth.

5  I have spoken ^bonce, and I will not answer;

^btwice, but I will proceed no further.”

2  “I know that you can ^hdo all things,

and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

3  ⁱ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’

Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,

things ^jtoo wonderful for me, which I did not know.

4  ‘Hear, and I will speak;

^kI will question you, and you make it known to me.’

5  I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,

but now my eye sees you;

6  therefore I despise myself,

and repent in^{1 l}dust and ashes.”