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Elihu Presents His Case against Job
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
“Listen to my words, Job;
pay attention to what I have to say.
“But now, Job, listen to my words;
pay attention to everything I say.
pay attention to everything I say.
Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.
let me continue.
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.
I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.
I speak the truth.
My words come from an upright heart;
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
my lips sincerely speak what I know.
For 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.
Answer me, if you can;
make your case and take your stand.
make your case and 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.
Look, you and I both belong to God.
I, too, was formed from clay.
I, too, was formed from clay.
I am the same as you in God’s sight;
I too am a piece of clay.
I too am a piece of clay.
So you don’t need to be afraid of me.
I won’t come down hard on you.
I won’t come down hard 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.
“You have spoken in my hearing,
and I have heard your very words.
and I have heard your very words.
“But you have said in my hearing —
I heard the very words —
I heard the very words —
You said, ‘I am pure; I am without sin;
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
I am innocent; I have no guilt.
‘I am pure, I have done no wrong;
I am clean and free from sin.
I am clean and free from sin.
God is picking a quarrel with me,
and he considers me his enemy.
and he considers me 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
and watches my every move.’
and watches my every move.’
He fastens my feet in shackles;
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
he keeps close watch on all my paths.’
“But you are wrong, and I will show you why.
For God is greater than any human being.
For God is greater than any human being.
“But I tell you, in this you are not right,
for God is greater than any mortal.
for God is greater than any mortal.
So why are you bringing a charge against him?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
Why say he does not respond to people’s complaints?
For God speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
though people do not recognize it.
For God does speak — now one way, now another —
though no one perceives it.
though no one perceives it.
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night,
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in their beds.
when deep sleep falls on people
as they lie in 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,
He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
and terrifies them with warnings.
he may speak in their ears
and terrify them with warnings,
and terrify them with warnings,
He makes them turn from doing wrong;
he keeps them from pride.
he keeps them from pride.
to turn them from wrongdoing
and keep them from pride,
and keep them from pride,
He protects them from the grave,
from crossing over the river of death.
from crossing over the river of death.
“Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds,
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
with ceaseless aching in their bones.
“Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain
with constant distress in their bones,
with constant distress in their bones,
They lose their appetite
for even the most delicious food.
for even the most delicious food.
so that their body finds food repulsive
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
and their soul loathes the choicest meal.
Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
and their bones stick out.
Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.
They are at death’s door;
the angels of death wait for them.
the angels of death wait for them.
“But if an angel from heaven appears —
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright —
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright —
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,
he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
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 —
Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s,
firm and youthful again.
firm and youthful again.
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’ —
When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
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.
God rescued me from the grave,
and now my life is filled with light.’
and now my life is filled with light.’
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.’
“Yes, God does these things
again and again for people.
again and again for people.
“God does all these things to a person —
twice, even three times —
twice, even three times —
He rescues them from the grave
so they may enjoy the light of life.
so they may enjoy 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.
Mark this well, Job. Listen to me,
for I have more to say.
for I have more to say.
“Pay attention, Job, and listen to me;
be silent, and I will speak.
be silent, and I will speak.
But if you have anything to say, go ahead.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
Speak, for I am anxious to see you justified.
If you have anything to say, answer me;
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.
speak up, for I want to vindicate you.