Job's three counselors have exhausted their arguments. They had tried to convince Job that he had some hidden sin that was causing his misery. Job steadfastly maintained his innocence. Job closes the argument with an extended discourse (chapters 27-31) of his perception of the ways of God. To Bildad, he stated that he had examined "the mere edges of His ways" (26:14). Before reviewing his life (chapter 29-31), he refutes the wisdom of men and seeks the wisdom of God.