³ Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?

² Truly, those who make sport of me are round about me, and my eyes become dark because of their bitter laughing.

¹⁸ How they said to you, In the last days there will be men who, guided by their evil desires, will make sport of holy things.

⁸ Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

¹⁴ And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

¹⁷ I did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.

¹⁶ Let their faces be full of shame; so that they may give honour to your name, O Lord.

¹⁶ Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.

⁷ What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,

²⁵ And if it is not so, now, who will make it clear that my words are false, and that what I say is of no value?

³ Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.

² Will a wise man make answer with knowledge of no value, or will he give birth to the east wind?

³ Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?

⁹ Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

⁴ But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.

⁴ It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!