'Saying' in the Bible

“The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;A form was before my eyes;There was silence, and then I heard a voice, saying:

“If he is snatched from his place [in the garden],Then his place will forget him, saying, ‘I have never seen you.’

“He wanders about for food, saying, ‘Where is it?’He knows that the day of darkness and destruction is already at hand.

“The righteous see it and are glad;And the innocent mock and laugh at them, saying,

“The eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight,Saying, ‘No eye will see me,’And he covers his face.

“Far be it from me that I should admit you are right [in your accusations against me];Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me.

“Surely you have spoken in my hearing,And I have heard the sound of your words, saying:

“Do you think this is according to [your] justice?Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,