- "Indeed, you have now become such, You see a terror and are afraid.
- "Have I said, 'Give me something,' Or, 'Offer a bribe for me from your wealth,'
- Or, 'Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,' Or, 'Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants'?
- "Teach me, and I will be silent; And show me how I have erred.
- "How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
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- For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid.
- Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?
- Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
- Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
- How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
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