Elihu Rebukes Job

1And yet hear now, O Job, my speech, and give ear to all my words.

2Behold, now, I opened my mouth, my tongue spake in my palate.

3My sayings the uprightness of my heart, and my lips spake knowledge purely.

4The spirit of God made me, and the breath of the Almighty will cause me to live.

5If thou shalt be able to turn back to me, set in order before me, stand forth.

6Behold, I am according to thy mouth for God: from clay was I also broken off.

7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, and my hand shall not be heavy upon thee.

8Surely thou spakest in mine ear and I will hear the voice of thy words.

9I am clean without transgression; I am fair, and no iniquity to me.

10Behold, he will find enmity against me, and he will reckon me for an enemy to him.

11He will set my feet in the stocks, he will watch all my paths.

12Behold, this thou wert not just: I will answer thee, for God will be great above man.

13Wherefore didst thou contend against him? for he will not answer all his words.

14For God will speak at once, and at a second time, and he shall not regard it.

15In a dream, in a vision of the night, in the falling of deep sleep upon men, in slumbers upon the bed;

16Then he will uncover the ear of men, and will seal in their instruction,

17To remove man from working, and he will bide pride from man.

18He will keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the spear.

19And he was chastened with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones perpetually.

20His life loathed bread, and his soul food of desire.

21His flesh will consume away from seeing, and they saw not the nakedness of his bones.

22And his soul will draw near to the pit, and his life to the dead.

23If there is a messenger upon him, an interpreter, one from a thousand, to announce to man his uprightness:

24And he will compassionate him and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I found an expiation.

25His flesh revived above a youth: he shall turn back to the days of his childhood.

26He shall pray to God and he shall receive him into favor: and he shall see his face with rejoicing, and he will turn back to man his justice.

27He will look upon men, and he shall say, I sinned, and I perverted the right, and it was not fitting to me;

28Redeem my soul from passing into the pit, and my life shall look upon light.

29Behold, all these God will work twice, thrice, with man,

30To turn back his soul from the pit, to enlighten with the light of the living.

31Attend, O Job, hear to me: be silent and I will speak.

32If there be words, turn back to me: speak, for I desired to justify thee.

33If not, hear thou to me: be silent, and I shall teach thee wisdom.