Job 20:2–3

²⁹He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

²²For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

⁹Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

⁹Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

¹⁹Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

³I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

¹³Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.

¹⁴Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

¹⁵They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

¹⁶When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

¹⁷I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.

¹⁸For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

¹⁹Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles.

²⁰I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

²If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

²⁵And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

²⁰Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

¹¹I said in my haste, All men are liars.

²I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

³My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

²For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

²⁹Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

³These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me.

²Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

¹¹I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

³My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

²I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

³Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

⁴We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

⁵For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: