1 M oreover Elihu answered and said,

2 H ear my words, ye wise; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

3 F or the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

4 L et us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!

5 F or Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:

6 S hould I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.

7 W hat man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,

8 A nd goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

9 F or he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

10 T herefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!

11 F or a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to way.

12 Y ea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.

13 W ho hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

14 I f he only thought of himself, gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,

15 A ll flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.

16 I f now understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!

17 S hould he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?

18 S hall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?

19 t hat accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.

20 I n a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

21 F or his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.

22 T here is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 F or he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.

24 H e breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;

25 S ince he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth in the night, and they are crushed.

26 H e striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

27 B ecause they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;

28 S o that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

29 W hen he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;

30 T hat the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.

31 F or hath he said unto God, I bear, I will not offend;

32 W hat I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?

33 S hall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.

34 M en of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:

35 J ob hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

36 W ould that Job may be tried unto the end, because of answers after the manner of evil men!

37 F or he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth among us, and multiplieth his words against God.