If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Ver. 16. If now thou hast understanding, hear this] Hear it, and know it for thy good, as Job 4:2,7, if at least thou hast any wit for thyself or care of thine own well doing. This is a stinging apostrophe to Job. Si vel mica est in te bonae mentis; unless thou hast buried thy brains and lost thy senses, listen as for life.