“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
Yet I desire to speak to the Almighty and argue my case before God.
When this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me
“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
Are the consolations of God not enough for you, even words spoken gently to you?
“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and e