Job 42:1-6

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² “I know you can do everything.
    You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.
³ You asked, ‘Who is this ignorant person saying these foolish things?’^[a]
    I talked about things I did not understand.
    I talked about things too amazing for me to know.

⁴ “You said to me, ‘Listen, and I will speak.
    I will ask you questions, and you will answer me.’
⁵ In the past I heard about you,
    but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
⁶ And I am ashamed of myself.^[b]
    I am so sorry.
As I sit in the dust and ashes,^[c]
    I promise to change my heart and my life.”