13 Do not say, ‘We have found wisdom;(A)
    let God, not a man, refute(B) him.’
14 But Job has not marshaled his words against me,(C)
    and I will not answer him with your arguments.

15 “They are dismayed and have no more to say;
    words have failed them.(D)
16 Must I wait, now that they are silent,
    now that they stand there with no reply?
17 I too will have my say;
    I too will tell what I know.(E)
18 For I am full of words,
    and the spirit(F) within me compels me;(G)
19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
    like new wineskins ready to burst.(H)
20 I must speak and find relief;
    I must open my lips and reply.(I)
21 I will show no partiality,(J)
    nor will I flatter anyone;(K)
22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
    my Maker(L) would soon take me away.(M)

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