^3 (A)Now ^[a]prepare yourself like a man;
I will question you, and you shall answer Me.

^35 (A)Oh, that I had one to hear me!
Here is my mark.
Oh, ^(B)that the Almighty would answer me,
That my ^[a]Prosecutor had written a book!
³⁶ Surely I would carry it on my shoulder,
And bind it on me like a crown;
³⁷ I would declare to Him the number of my steps;
Like a prince I would approach Him.

^3 (A)Oh, that I knew where I might find Him,
That I might come to His seat!
⁴ I would present my case before Him,
And fill my mouth with arguments.
⁵ I would know the words which He would answer me,
And understand what He would say to me.
^6 (B)Would He contend with me in His great power?
No! But He would take note of me.
⁷ There the upright could reason with Him,
And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

²² Then call, and I will ^(A)answer;
Or let me speak, then You respond to me.