Job continues 'Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.' Job acknowledges that he has spoken without knowledge, has uttered words about matters he did not understand. The reference to 'things too wonderful for me' echoes God's descriptions of creation, suggesting that Job now recognizes that divine works and purposes are beyond human comprehension. Job does not claim to have understood God's purposes for his suffering, but rather acknowledges that such purposes are among the things too wonderful for comprehension. The statement represents genuine humility: Job has spoken about matters beyond his understanding and now recognizes his error in speaking. Yet the humility concerns knowledge and comprehension, not the justice of Job's suffering.

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