Job 33:31-34:4

New International Reader's Version

³¹ “Pay attention, Job! Listen to me!
    Be quiet so I can speak.
³² If you have anything to say, answer me.
    Speak up. I want to help you be cleared of all charges.
³³ But if you don’t have anything to say, listen to me.
    Be quiet so I can teach you how to be wise.”

² “Hear what I’m saying, you wise men.
    Listen to me, you who have learned so much.
³ Our tongues tell us what tastes good and what doesn’t.
    And our ears tell us what’s true and what isn’t.
⁴ So let’s choose for ourselves what is right.
    Let’s learn together what is good.