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. I desire to reason with God.

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

³⁵ Oh that I had one to hear me! (Behold, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); Let the accuser write my indictment!

³⁶ Surely I would carry it on my shoulder; And I would bind it to me as a crown.

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

¹ Moreover Yahweh answered Job,

² "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."

³ Then Job answered Yahweh,

⁴ "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

⁵ I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

⁸ Yes, in the way of your judgments, Yahweh, have we waited for you; to your name, even to your memorial [name], is the desire of our soul.

⁶ Seek you Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

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

⁷ Though our iniquities testify against us, work you for your name's sake, Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

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

²⁰ We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us. We beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

⁶ Seeing therefore it remains that some should enter therein, and they to whom the good news was before preached failed to enter in because of disobedience,