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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 food.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 Who 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 be in accord with God.'

¹⁰ Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: ¹¹ For the work of a man will He requite 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 justice.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 return 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 base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'?--¹⁹ That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? ²⁰ In a moment they die, even at midnight; 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 doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment.²⁴ He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, 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 crushed.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 cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth 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? 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, though I offend not;³² That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?³³ Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that 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 discernment.'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.