# but he gives me no answer "but he does not respond to me" or "but he does not come to me." The answer is a response to Job's call. # although I entreat him with my mouth The phrase "my mouth" is a metonym which refers to Job speaking. Alternate translation: "even though I speak to him and plead with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) # entreat him "plead with him"