Because you have closed their minds to understanding, therefore you will not exalt them.

Listen carefully to my words; let your ears be attentive to my explanation.

My kinsmen have failed me; my friends have forgotten me.

Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

Will they not instruct you and speak to you, and bring forth words from their understanding?

“How long until you make an end of words? You must consider, and then we can talk.

I said to myself, ‘Age should speak, and length of years should make wisdom known.’

to turn a person from his sin, and to cover a person’s pride.