² Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

⁷ and they declare `it' to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, `Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

² Why do ye weigh money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which is not for satiety? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat good, And your soul doth delight itself in fatness.

² Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

³¹ Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.

³² If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

³³ If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

¹ And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and `to' all my words give ear.

² When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.

² I have heard many such things, Miserable comforters `are' ye all.

¹¹ Too few for thee are the comforts of God? And a gentle word `is' with thee,

³ Yet I for the Mighty One do speak, And to argue for God I delight.

⁴ And yet, ye `are' forgers of falsehood, Physicians of nought -- all of you,

¹ Because of this it behoveth `us' more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,