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“I know[a] that you can do anything
    and nothing that you plan is impossible.
You asked,[b] ‘Who is this that darkens counsel without knowledge?’
    Well now, I have talked about what I don’t understand—
        awesome things beyond me that I don’t know.
Listen now, and I will speak for myself;
    I’ll interrogate you and then inform me.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:2 Or You know that I know
  2. Job 42:3 The Heb. lacks You asked

“I know that you can do all things;(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.(B)
You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.(D)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’(E)

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