John Trapp on Job 9:14

Verſe 14. How much leſſe ſhall I anſwer him] If heaven, earth, ſea, cannot ſtand before him, if ſtrongeſt men, and ſtrongly befriended, and ſeconded, cannot make their party good with him, it is not for me to ſtout it out: but rather to ſtoop and ſtrike ſail, ſeeking to diſarm his indignation by an humble yeildance; eſpecially ſince I am not able to hold diſcourſe with him, to anſwer him one of a thouſand; I not only have not arguments, but I want fit words; not argumentative words only, but perſwaſive alſo.

And chuſe out my words to reaſon with him?] Heb. Shall I chuſe out words with him? Broughton renders it, Shall I chuſe to word it with God? Surely my beſt eloquence in this caſe will be a ſubmiſſive ſilence. It can be neither wiſedome nor duty in me to deal with, and undertake God, either with an open or a cloſed hand; either with Logical ſubtilties, or rhetorical flouriſhes. If I ſhould either be Reſpondent or Opponent, I ſhould come off with loſſe.