Job 16:4-6

Complete Jewish Bible

⁴ “If I were in your place,
I too could speak as you do —
I could string phrases together against you
and shake my head at you.
⁵ I could ‘strengthen’ you with my mouth,
with lip service I could ‘ease your grief.’
⁶ If I speak, my own pain isn’t eased;
and if I don’t speak, it still doesn’t leave.