2 I am ready to speak.
3 My heart is honest, so my words are sincere. I will speak the truth about what I know.
4 God’s Spirit made me. My life comes from God All-Powerful.
5 Listen to me and answer if you can. Get your arguments ready to face me.
6 You and I are the same before God. He used clay to make us both.
7 Don’t be afraid of me. I will not be hard on you.
8 “But, Job, I heard what you said. These were your very words: