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“But now, Job, listen to my words;
pay attention to everything I say.
pay attention to everything I say.
Elihu Rebukes Job
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
“But now, hear my speech, O Job,
and listen to all my words.
I am about to open my mouth;
my words are on the tip of my tongue.
my words are on the tip of my tongue.
Behold, I open my mouth;
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
My words come from an upright heart;
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
and what my lips know they speak sincerely.
The Spirit of God has made me;
the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
the breath of the Almighty gives 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.
Answer me then, if you can;
stand up and argue your case before me.
stand up and argue your case before me.
Answer me, if you can;
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
set your words in order before me; take your stand.
I am the same as you in God’s sight;
I too am a piece of clay.
I too am a piece of clay.
Behold, I am toward God as you are;
I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
I too was pinched off from a piece of clay.
No fear of me should alarm you,
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
Behold, no fear of me need terrify you;
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
my pressure will not be heavy upon you.
“But you have said in my hearing —
I heard the very words —
I heard the very words —
“Surely you have spoken in my ears,
and I have heard the sound of your words.
and I have heard the sound of your words.
‘I am pure, I have done no wrong;
I am clean and free from sin.
I am clean and free from sin.
You say, ‘I am pure, without transgression;
I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am clean, and there is no iniquity in me.
Yet God has found fault with me;
he considers me his enemy.
he considers me his enemy.
Behold, he finds occasions against me,
he counts me as his enemy,
he counts me as his enemy,
He fastens my feet in shackles;
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
he puts my feet in the stocks
and watches all my paths.’
and watches all my paths.’
“But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.
for God is greater than any mortal.
“Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you,
for God is greater than man.
for God is greater than man.
For God does speak — now one way, now another —
though no one perceives it.
though no one perceives it.
For God speaks in one way,
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
and in two, though man does not perceive it.
In a dream, in a vision of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
In a dream, in a vision of the night,
when deep sleep falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
when deep sleep falls on men,
while they slumber on their beds,
he may speak in their ears
and terrify them with warnings,
and terrify them with warnings,
to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,
and keep them from pride,
that he may turn man aside from his deed
and conceal pride from a man;
and conceal pride from a man;
he keeps back his soul from the pit,
his life from perishing by the sword.
his life from perishing by the sword.
“Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain
with constant distress in their bones,
with constant distress in their bones,
“Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
and with continual strife in his bones,
and with continual strife in his bones,
so that their body finds food repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
so that his life loathes bread,
and his appetite the choicest food.
and his appetite the choicest food.
Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
and his bones that were not seen stick out.
and his bones that were not seen stick out.
His soul draws near the pit,
and his life to those who bring death.
and his life to those who bring death.
Yet if there is an angel at their side,
a messenger, one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,
a messenger, one out of a thousand,
sent to tell them how to be upright,
If there be for him an angel,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him,
a mediator, one of the thousand,
to declare to man what is right for him,
and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom for them —
‘Spare them from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom for them —
and he is merciful to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
I have found a ransom;
‘Deliver him from going down into the pit;
I have found a ransom;
let their flesh be renewed like a child’s;
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’ —
let them be restored as in the days of their youth’ —
let his flesh become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor’;
then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;
he will restore them to full well-being.
they will see God’s face and shout for joy;
he will restore them to full well-being.
And they will go to others and say,
‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,
but I did not get what I deserved.
‘I have sinned, I have perverted what is right,
but I did not get what I deserved.
He sings before men and says:
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not repaid to me.
God has delivered me from going down to the pit,
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’
He has redeemed my soul from going down into the pit,
and my life shall look upon the light.’
and my life shall look upon the light.’
“God does all these things to a person —
twice, even three times —
twice, even three times —
“Behold, God does all these things,
twice, three times, with a man,
twice, three times, with a man,
to turn them back from the pit,
that the light of life may shine on them.
that the light of life may shine on them.
to bring back his soul from the pit,
that he may be lighted with the light of life.
that he may be lighted with the light of life.
“Pay attention, Job, and listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
If you have anything to say, answer me;
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
If you have any words, answer me;
speak, for I desire to justify you.
speak, for I desire to justify you.