(5) For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. (6) Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.
Surely this was a very unkind, not to say unjust construction, which Eliphaz put upon Job's words. He had complained indeed in the bitterness of his soul, but not against GOD, though to GOD.