⁹ Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
Teach a just man, ^(A)and he will increase in learning.

39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my ^(A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
^2 (B)I was mute with silence,
I held my peace even from good;
And my sorrow was stirred up.

² I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.

33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.

²⁷ Behold, this we have ^(A)searched out;
It is true.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”

¹² Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.