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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.
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.
Now that I have begun to speak,
let me continue.
let me continue.
Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
I speak with all sincerity;
I speak the truth.
I speak the truth.
My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
My lips utter pure knowledge.
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,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
And 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.
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.
Look, you and I both belong to God.
I, too, was formed from clay.
I, too, was formed from 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.
Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
Nor will 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.
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, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
God is picking a quarrel with me,
and he considers me his enemy.
and he considers me his enemy.
Yet He finds occasions against me,
He counts me as His enemy;
He counts me as His enemy;
He puts my feet in the stocks
and watches my every move.’
and watches my every move.’
He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
He watches 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.
“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.
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?
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 speaks again and again,
though people do not recognize it.
though people do not recognize it.
For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
Yet man does not perceive 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 upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
He whispers in their ears
and terrifies them with warnings.
and terrifies them with warnings.
Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
And seals their instruction.
He makes them turn from doing wrong;
he keeps them from pride.
he keeps them from pride.
In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
And conceal pride from man,
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.
“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,
They lose their appetite
for even the most delicious food.
for even the most delicious food.
Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
and their bones 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.
They are at death’s door;
the angels of death wait for them.
the angels of death wait for them.
Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
And his life to the executioners.
“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 —
“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,
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.’
Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s,
firm and youthful again.
firm and youthful again.
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.
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.
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.’
God rescued me from the grave,
and now my life is filled with light.’
and now my life is filled with light.’
“Yes, God does these things
again and again for people.
again and again for people.
“Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
He rescues them from the grave
so they may enjoy the light of life.
so they may enjoy the light of life.
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 this well, Job. Listen to me,
for I have more to say.
for I have more to say.
“Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
Hold your peace, 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, for I desire to justify you.
Speak, for I desire to justify you.