Elihu Rebukes Job’s Friends 1So these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob, because he held him selfe a righteous man. 2But Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Iob, because he called hym selfe iust before God. 3And with Iobs three friendes he was angry also, because they had founde no reasonable aunswere, and yet condempned Iob. 4Nowe taried Elihu, till they had ended their comunication with Iob: for why? they were elder then he. 5So when Elihu sawe that these three men were not able to make Iob aunswere, he was miscontent.
6Therfore Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite aunswered, and sayde:
7For I thought thus within my selfe: It becommeth old men to speake, and the aged to teache wysdome.
8Euery man no doubt hath a mynde, but it is the inspiration of the almightie that geueth vnderstanding.
9Great men are not alway wyse, neither doth euery aged man vnderstande the thing that is lawfull:
10Therefore I say, heare me, and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding.
11For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking, and hearde your wysdome, what argumentes ye made in your communication,
12Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob, that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes,
13Lest ye should say: We haue found out wisdome, God shall cast hym downe, and no man.
14He hath not spoken vnto me, and I wil not aunswere hym as ye haue done.
15For they were so abashed, that they coulde not make aunswere, nor speake one worde.
16When I had wayted (for they spake not, but stoode still and aunswered no more:)
17Then aunswered I in my turne, and I shewed myne opinion.
18For I am full of matter, and the spirite within me compelleth me.
19Beholde, my belly is as the wine, whiche hath no vent, lyke the newe bottels that bruste.
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21I will regarde no maner of person, no man will I spare.
22For if I woulde go about to please men, I knowe not howe soone my maker would take me away. |
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