¹⁵ “They are dismayed and have no more to say;
    words have failed them.^(A)
16 Must I wait, now that they are silent,
    now that they stand there with no reply?
¹⁷ I too will have my say;
    I too will tell what I know.^(B)
18 For I am full of words,
    and the spirit^(C) within me compels me;^(D)
19 inside I am like bottled-up wine,
    like new wineskins ready to burst.^(E)
20 I must speak and find relief;
    I must open my lips and reply.^(F)
21 I will show no partiality,^(G)
    nor will I flatter anyone;^(H)
22 for if I were skilled in flattery,
    my Maker^(I) would soon take me away.^(J)