5. Answer me if you can;get yourself ready and stand before me.
6. I am just like you before God;I too am made out of clay.
7. Don’t be afraid of me;I will not be hard on you.
8. “But I heard what you have said;I heard every word.
9. You said, ‘I am pure and without sin;I am innocent and free from guilt.
10. But God has found fault with me;he considers me his enemy.
11. He locks my feet in chainsand closely watches everywhere I go.’
12. “But I tell you, you are not right in saying this,because God is greater than we are.
13. Why do you accuse Godof not answering anyone?