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¹ Furthermore Elihu answered, and said, ² Heare my wordes, O yee wise men, and giue eare vnto me, ye that haue knowledge. ³ For the eare trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meate. ⁴ Let vs chuse to vs iudgement: let vs know among our selues what is good. ⁵ For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement. ⁶ Should I lye against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. ⁷ What man is like Iob, who drinketh vp scorning like water? ⁸ Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men. ⁹ For hee hath said, It profiteth a man nothing, that he should delight himselfe with God.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of vnderstanding: farre bee it from God, that he should doe wickednes, and from the Almighty, that hee should commit iniquitie. ¹¹ For the worke of a man shall he render vnto him, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes. ¹² Yea surely God will not doe wickedly, neither will the Almighty peruert iudgement. ¹³ Who hath giuen him a charge ouer the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world? ¹⁴ If he set his heart vpon man, if he gather vnto himselfe his spirit and his breath; ¹⁵ All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turne againe vnto dust.

¹⁶ If now thou hast vnderstanding, heare this: hearken to the voyce of my words. ¹⁷ Shall euen he that hateth right, gouerne? and wilt thou condemne him that is most iust? ¹⁸ Is it fit to say to a King, Thou art wicked? and to Princes, Ye are vngodly? ¹⁹ How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands. ²⁰ In a moment shall they die, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and passe away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. ²¹ For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings. ²² There is no darkenes, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquitie may hide themselues. ²³ For hee will not lay vpon man more then right; that he should enter into iudgement with God. ²⁴ He shall breake in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. ²⁵ Therefore hee knoweth their workes, and he ouerturneth 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 backe from him, and would not consider any of his wayes. ²⁸ So that they cause the cry of the poore to come vnto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. ²⁹ When he giueth quietnesse, who then can make trouble? and when hee hideth his face, who then can beholde him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man onely: ³⁰ That the hypocrite raigne not, lest the people be ensnared.

³¹ Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more. ³² That which I see not, teach thou me; If I haue done iniquitie, I will doe no more. ³³ Should it bee according to thy minde? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou chuse, and not I: therefore speake what thou knowest. ³⁴ Let men of vnderstanding tell mee, and let a wise man hearken vnto mee. ³⁵ Iob hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdome. ³⁶ My desire is that Iob may bee tried vnto the ende, because of his answeres for wicked men. ³⁷ For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne, hee clappeth his handes amongst vs, and multiplieth his words against God.