3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
3 I hear a rebuke that dishonors me, and my understanding inspires me to reply.
3 I hear censure that insults me, and out of my understanding a spirit answers me.
3 How dare you insult my intelligence like this! Well, here's a piece of my mind!
3 I have heard the rebuke that reproaches me, And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
3 I've had to endure your insults, but now my spirit prompts me to reply.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 20:3
Commentary on Job 20:1-9
(Read Job 20:1-9)
Zophar's discourse is upon the certain misery of the wicked. The triumph of the wicked and the joy of the hypocrite are fleeting. The pleasures and gains of sin bring disease and pain; they end in remorse, anguish, and ruin. Dissembled piety is double iniquity, and the ruin that attends it will be accordingly.