5 Oh, that you would be silent,
And
ait would be your wisdom!
6 Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.
7 aWill you speak
1 wickedly for God,
And talk deceitfully for Him?
8 Will you show partiality for Him?
Will you contend for God?
9 Will it be well when He searches you out?
Or can you mock Him as one mocks a man?
10 He will surely rebuke you
If you secretly show partiality.
11 Will not His
1 excellence make you afraid,
And the dread of Him fall upon you?
12 Your platitudes
are proverbs of ashes,
Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13 “Hold
1 your peace with me, and let me speak,
Then let come on me what
may!
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
