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¹ Moreover Elihu answered and said,² Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.³ For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth meat.⁴ Let us choose for us that which is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.⁵ For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right:⁶ Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.⁷ What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?⁸ Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.⁹ For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.¹¹ For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.¹² Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.¹³ Who gave him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?¹⁴ If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;¹⁵ All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

¹⁶ If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.¹⁷ Shall even one that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is just and mighty?¹⁸ Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art vile? or to nobles, Ye are wicked?¹⁹ How much less to him that respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.²⁰ In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.²¹ For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.²² There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.²³ For he needeth not further to consider a man, that he should go before God in judgment.²⁴ He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and setteth others in their stead.²⁵ Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.²⁶ He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;²⁷ Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:²⁸ So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.²⁹ When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike:³⁰ That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.

³¹ For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:³² That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?³³ Shall his recompence be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? for thou must choose, and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.³⁴ Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:³⁵ Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom.³⁶ Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.³⁷ For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.