“ People wanted to hear what I had to say. They waited silently for the advice I gave them.

“人听见我而仰望，静默等候我的指教。

“人听我说话而等候，为我的教导而静默。

“人听我说话而等候，为我的教导而静默。

“人们期待聆听我的话，默然等候我的教导。

大家都聆听我，等候我；静默无声地领受我的指导。

人聽見我而仰望，靜默等候我的指教。

「人聽我說話而等候，為我的教導而靜默。

「人聽我說話而等候，為我的教導而靜默。

「人們期待聆聽我的話，默然等候我的教導。

大家都聆聽我，等候我；靜默無聲地領受我的指導。

『人都聽我、仰望我，靜靜等我的計議。

人聽我而靜俟、默候我之意旨、

我陳謀猷、人默而聽。

人皆聽我、靜俟我之計議、

“ People listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.

“ Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel.

“ Everyone listened to my advice. They were silent as they waited for me to speak.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.

“ To me they listened and waited, And they kept silent for my advice.

“ Men listened to me and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.

Unto me[ men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

“ People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.

“ Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

The leaders stopped speaking. They covered their mouths with their hands.The voices of the nobles became quiet. Their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

I waited while you men spoke. I listened to your reasoning. While you were searching for words,I paid careful attention to you. But not one of you has proved that Job is wrong. None of you has answered his arguments.