Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.
Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
Job — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
J O B CHAP. XL. Many humbling confounding questions God had put to Job, in the foregoing chapter; now, in this chapter, I. He demands an answer to them, ver. 1, 2 . II. Job submits in a humble silence, ver. 3-5 . III. God proceeds to reason with him,…