³ I have to give ear to arguments which put me to shame, and your answers to me are wind without wisdom.

³ Ten times now you have made sport of me; it gives you no sense of shame to do me wrong.

²⁹ Be in fear of the sword, for the sword is the punishment for such things, so that you may be certain that there is a judge.

² For this cause my thoughts are troubling me and driving me on.

¹¹ I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.

³ My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.

³ From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

² Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

³ Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.

⁴ We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

⁵ He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;