Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Who {is} he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. {answer...: Heb. make me know}

If I had called, and he had answered me; {yet} would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

For {he is} not a man, as I {am, that} I should answer him, {and} we should come together in judgment.

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man {pleadeth} for his neighbour! {neighbour: or, friend}

Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

I would know the words {which} he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. {answer...: Heb. make me know}

Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.