² Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God `are' words.

³ Bear with me, and I speak, And after my speaking -- ye may deride.

²⁰ in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we beseech, in behalf of Christ, `Be ye reconciled to God;'

¹⁶ and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;

⁷ For God do ye speak perverseness? And for Him do ye speak deceit?

⁸ His face do ye accept, if for God ye strive?

⁶ Lo, I `am', according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

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.

¹⁹ Therefore, thus said Jehovah: If thou turnest back, then I bring thee back, Before Me thou dost stand, And if thou bringest out the precious from the vile, As My mouth thou art! They -- they turn back unto thee, And thou dost not turn back unto them.

⁷ And thou hast spoken My words unto them, whether they hear or whether they forbear, for they `are' rebellious.

²² And I entreat you, brethren, suffer the word of the exhortation, for also through few words I have written to you.