³ Bear with me, and let me speak.
    After I have spoken, you may resume mocking me.

¹⁰ People jeer and laugh at me.
    They slap my cheek in contempt.
    A mob gathers against me.

²⁰ My friends scorn me,
    but I pour out my tears to God.

³¹ Mark this well, Job. Listen to me,
    for I have more to say.
³² But if you have anything to say, go ahead.
    Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
³³ But if not, then listen to me.
    Keep silent and I will teach you wisdom!”

¹³ “Be silent now and leave me alone.
    Let me speak, and I will face the consequences.

⁹ What will happen when he finds out what you are doing?
    Can you fool him as easily as you fool people?

⁴ Yet my friends laugh at me,
    for I call on God and expect an answer.
I am a just and blameless man,
    yet they laugh at me.
⁵ People who are at ease mock those in trouble.
    They give a push to people who are stumbling.