2 Please look, I open my mouth; my tongue in my mouth speaks.
3 My words declare my heart’s uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak what my lips know.
4 The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of Shaddai gives life to me.
5 “If you are able, answer me. Present your argument before me; take your stand.
6 Look, before God I am like you; I myself was also formed from clay.
7 Look, dread of me should not terrify you, and my hand will not be heavy upon you.
8 “Surely you have spoken in my ears, and I have heard the sound of your words: