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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.
“But now, Job, listen to my words;
pay attention to everything I say.
pay attention to everything I say.
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
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.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My words come from an upright heart;
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
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;
the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
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 then, if you can;
stand up and argue your case before me.
stand up and argue your case before me.
I am the same as you in God’s sight;
I too am a piece of clay.
I too am 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.
No fear of me should alarm you,
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
nor should my hand be heavy on you.
“But you have said in my hearing —
I heard the very words —
I heard the very 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.
‘I am pure, I have done no wrong;
I am clean and free from sin.
I am clean and free from sin.
Yet He finds occasions against me,
He counts me as His enemy;
He counts me as His enemy;
Yet God has found fault with me;
he considers me his enemy.
he considers me his enemy.
He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
He watches all my paths.’
He fastens my feet in shackles;
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
he keeps close watch on 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.
“But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.
for God is greater than any mortal.
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 does speak — now one way, now another —
though no one perceives it.
though no one perceives 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 people
as they slumber in their beds,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they slumber in their beds,
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
And seals their instruction.
he may speak in their ears
and terrify them with warnings,
and terrify them with warnings,
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal pride from man,
to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,
and keep them from pride,
“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,
“Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain
with constant distress in their bones,
with constant distress in their bones,
so that their body finds food repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
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.
Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
“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,
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,
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 —
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 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’ —
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 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.
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.’
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.
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.’
“Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
“God does all these things to a person —
twice, even three times —
twice, even three times —
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 turn them back from the pit,
that the light of life may shine on them.
that the light of life may shine on them.
“Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
“Pay attention, Job, and 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 anything to say, answer me;
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.