“How long will you hunt for words?
Show understanding, and then we can talk.
Why are we (A)regarded as animals,
As stupid in your eyes?
[a]You who tear yourself in your anger—
Should the earth be abandoned for your sake,
Or the rock moved from its place?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 18:4 Lit The one who tears himself in his

“When will you end these speeches?(A)
    Be sensible, and then we can talk.
Why are we regarded as cattle(B)
    and considered stupid in your sight?(C)
You who tear yourself(D) to pieces in your anger,(E)
    is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?
    Or must the rocks be moved from their place?(F)

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