² “As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice,^(A)
    the Almighty,^(B) who has made my life bitter,^(C)

⁸ But it is the spirit^[a](A) in a person,
    the breath of the Almighty,^(B) that gives them understanding.^(C)

¹³ Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea;
    the Almighty pays no attention to it.^(A)