1 Then Job spoke again:
2 “I have heard all this before.What miserable comforters you are!
3 Won’t you ever stop blowing hot air?What makes you keep on talking?
4 I could say the same things if you were in my place.I could spout off criticism and shake my head at you.
5 But if it were me, I would encourage you.I would try to take away your grief.
6 Instead, I suffer if I defend myself,and I suffer no less if I refuse to speak.