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:
9 ‘I am clean, without transgression; I am pure, and there is no guilt in me.