If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

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“If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
    But who can keep from speaking?(A)

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If one attempts a word with you, will you become weary?
But who can withhold himself from speaking?

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Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

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“Are all these words to go unanswered?(A)
    Is this talker to be vindicated?(B)

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“Should not the multitude of words be answered?
And should [a]a man full of talk be vindicated?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:2 Lit. a man of lips

Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

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Will your idle talk(A) reduce others to silence?
    Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(B)

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Should your empty talk make men [a]hold their peace?
And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 11:3 be silent