1 Then Job replied ⌊to his friends⌋,
2 “You certainly are ⌊wise⌋ people,and when you die, wisdom will die.
3 Like you, I have a mind.I am not inferior to you.But who doesn’t know these things?
4 I am a laughingstock to my neighbors.I am one who calls on God and expects an answer.A man of integrity, a man who is righteous, has become a laughingstock.
5 “A person who has an easy life has no appreciation for misfortune.He thinks it is the fate of those who slip up.
6 ⌊But⌋ robbers’ tents are prosperous,and there is security for those who provoke God,for those whose god is their power.
7 “Instead, ask the animals, and they will teach you.Ask the birds, and they will tell you.