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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.
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.
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
Behold, I open my mouth;
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
the tongue in my mouth speaks.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
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,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
And 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.
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.
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.
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.
Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Nor will 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.
“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, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
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 He finds occasions against me,
He counts me as His enemy;
He counts me as His enemy;
Behold, he finds occasions against me,
he counts me as his enemy,
he counts me as his enemy,
He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
he puts my feet in the stocks
and watches all my paths.’
and watches all my paths.’
“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.
“Behold, in this you are not right. I will answer you,
for God is greater than man.
for God is greater than man.
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 may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
Yet man does not perceive 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 upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on 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,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
And seals their instruction.
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal pride from man,
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.
“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,
“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 his life loathes bread,
and his appetite the choicest food.
and his appetite the choicest food.
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.
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.
Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
His soul draws near the pit,
and his life to those who bring death.
and his life to those who bring death.
“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,
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 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;
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.
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’;
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.
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 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.
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.’
“Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
“Behold, God does all these things,
twice, three times, with a man,
twice, three times, with a man,
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.
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.
“Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, 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, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
If you have any words, answer me;
speak, for I desire to justify you.
speak, for I desire to justify you.