Job 32:11-22

11“I have waited all this time, listening very carefully to your arguments, listening to you grope for words.

12I have listened, but not one of you has refuted Job or answered his arguments.

13And don’t tell me, ‘He is too wise for us. Only God can convince him.’

14If Job had been arguing with me, I would not answer with your kind of logic!

15You sit there baffled, with nothing more to say.

16Should I continue to wait, now that you are silent? Must I also remain silent?

17No, I will say my piece. I will speak my mind.

18For I am full of pent-up words, and the spirit within me urges me on.

19I am like a cask of wine without a vent, like a new wineskin ready to burst!

20I must speak to find relief, so let me give my answers.

21I won’t play favorites or try to flatter anyone.

22For if I tried flattery, my Creator would soon destroy me.