³ Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

³ Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.

²¹ That he would maintain the right of a man with God, And of a son of man with his neighbor!

³⁵ Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And `that I had' the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

³⁶ Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown:

³⁷ I would declare unto him the number of my steps; As a prince would I go near unto him.

¹ Moreover Jehovah answered Job, and said,

² Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

³ Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,

⁴ Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

⁵ Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; Yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.

⁸ Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial `name', is the desire of our soul.

⁶ Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is near:

⁷ let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto Jehovah, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

⁷ Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

¹⁹ to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰ We are ambassadors therefore on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beseech `you' on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.

⁶ Seeing therefore it remaineth that some should enter thereinto, and they to whom the good tidings were before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,