42:2 “I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted;
42:3 you asked, 1
‘Who is this who darkens counsel
without knowledge?’
But 2 I have declared without understanding 3
things too wonderful for me to know. 4
42:4 You said, 5
‘Pay attention, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you will answer me.’
42:5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye has seen you. 6
42:6 Therefore I despise myself, 7
and I repent in dust and ashes!