1 Then Job answered the Lord:
2 “I know that you can do all thingsand that no plan of yours can be ruined.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that made my purpose unclear by saying things that are not true?’Surely I spoke of things I did not understand;I talked of things too wonderful for me to know.
4 You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak.I will ask you questions,and you must answer me.’
5 My ears had heard of you before,but now my eyes have seen you.
6 So now I hate myself;I will change my heart and life.I will sit in the dust and ashes.”