2 ‘Hear my words, you wise men;listen to me, you men of learning.
3 For the ear tests wordsas the tongue tastes food.
4 Let us discern for ourselves what is right;let us learn together what is good.
5 ‘Job says, “I am innocent,but God denies me justice.
6 Although I am right,I am considered a liar;although I am guiltless,his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.”
7 Is there anyone like Job,who drinks scorn like water?
8 He keeps company with evildoers;he associates with the wicked.