"If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

But now will I speak of the LORD, and talk of God:

Also I -- I withhold not my mouth -- I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.

"How long wilt thou talk of such things? How long shall thy mouth speak so proud words?

Can papyrus grow tall where [there is] not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?

"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.

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

Should your loose talk put people to silence? {And when you mock, shall no one put you to shame}?

"But what if God were to speak? What if he were to talk with you,

Or talk to the earth, and it sheweth thee, And fishes of the sea recount to thee:

But I would have talk with the Ruler of all, and my desire is to have an argument with God.

Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

"Don't talk to me! It's my turn to speak; then whatever happens, happens.

Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

I myself also could talk as you, if {you were in my place}; I could join against you with words, and I could shake at you with my head.

How long until you stop talking?
Show some sense, and then we can talk.

Little boys also despise me; [when] I rise, then they talk against me.

Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,

My lips shall talk of no vanity, and my tongue shall speak no deceit,

All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?

My heart shall order my words aright, and my lips shall talk of pure wisdom.

"For so much as I have begun to talk of God, I will not hinder thee;

{therefore} Job opens his mouth in empty talk-- without knowledge he multiplies words."

How may he have knowledge of my desire for talk with him? or did any man ever say, May destruction come on me?