¹⁵ You would call and I would answer,
    and you would yearn for me, your handiwork.

³ You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’
    It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,
    things far too wonderful for me.
⁴ You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!
    I have some questions for you,
    and you must answer them.’
⁵ I had only heard about you before,
    but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
⁶ I take back everything I said,
    and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

⁴ “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
    I will cover my mouth with my hand.
⁵ I have said too much already.
    I have nothing more to say.”

³ Brace yourself like a man,
    because I have some questions for you,
    and you must answer them.

³² “God is not a mortal like me,
    so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.

¹⁶ And even if I summoned him and he responded,
    I’m not sure he would listen to me.