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Elihu Rebukes Job
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.
Elihu Contradicts Job
“But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
“But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.
If you can answer me,
Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.
Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.
Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --
I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;
‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;
Yet He finds occasions against me,
He counts me as His enemy;
He counts me as His enemy;
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.
“Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.
Why do you contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
For God speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --
For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
Yet man does not perceive it.
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
And seals their instruction.
That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal pride from man,
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;
“Man is also chastened with pain on his bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;
His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;
His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;
“If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.
His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
He shall return to the days of his youth.
He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.
He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;
Then he looks at men and says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit me.’
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it did not profit me.’
He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.
Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,
“Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.
“Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
If you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.