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¹ Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,² Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.³ For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.⁴ Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.⁵ For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, & God hath taken away my iudgement.⁶ Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.⁷ What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?⁸ Which goeth in the companie of them yt worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?⁹ For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.¹¹ For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.¹² And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.¹³ Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?¹⁴ If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,¹⁵ All flesh shal perish together, and man shal returne vnto dust.

¹⁶ And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.¹⁷ Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? & wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?¹⁸ Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?¹⁹ How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.²⁰ They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, & they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.²¹ For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.²² There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.²³ For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.²⁴ He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.²⁵ Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, & they shalbe destroyed.²⁶ He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,²⁷ Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:²⁸ So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.²⁹ And when he giueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be vpon nations, or vpon a man onely?³⁰ Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

³¹ Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.³² But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.³³ Wil he performe the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued it, because that thou hast chosen, & not I. now speake what thou knowest.³⁴ Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.³⁵ Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.³⁶ I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.³⁷ For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.