³⁷ For he adds rebellion to his sin;
    he claps his hands among us
    and multiplies his words against God.”

²³ It^[a] claps its^[b] hands at them
    and hisses at them from its^[c] place.^(A)

¹⁹ If you are willing and obedient,
    you shall eat the good of the land,^(A)
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
    you shall be devoured by the sword,
    for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.^(B)

²³ For rebellion is no less a sin than divination,
    and stubbornness is like iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
    he has also rejected you from being king.”^(A)

¹⁶ Job opens his mouth in empty talk;
    he multiplies words without knowledge.”^(A)