# Connecting Statement:
Job continues speaking to God.
# See now
This emphasizes what follows. "Listen now" or "Please pay special attention"
# I have set my defense in order
Setting his defense in order represents deciding what he will say to defend himself. Alternate translation: "I have thought through how I will defend myself" or "I have decided how I will explain myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])