Add parallel Print Page Options

15 “They are amazed. They answer no more.
    They don’t have a word to say.
16 Shall I wait, because they don’t speak,
    because they stand still, and answer no more?
17 I also will answer my part,
    and I also will show my opinion.
18 For I am full of words.
    The spirit within me constrains me.
19 Behold, my breast is as wine which has no vent;
    like new wineskins it is ready to burst.
20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed.
    I will open my lips and answer.
21 Please don’t let me respect any man’s person,
    neither will I give flattering titles to any man.
22 For I don’t know how to give flattering titles,
    or else my Maker would soon take me away.

Read full chapter

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)

Read full chapter