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His strength leaves him because trouble is waiting for him at every side.

"My troubled thoughts make me answer, because I have no rest inside.

"Because he thought he never had enough, he has nothing that gives him joy.

Is it because of how you honor God that He speaks strong words to you and punishes you?

He will save the man who is even guilty because he will be helped by your hands that are clean."

Those who are left to him will be buried because of disease. And the wives who have lost their husbands will not be able to cry.

There is no need to say anything about coral or crystal because wisdom cannot be paid for with rubies.

because I helped the poor man when he cried for help and the child without parents who had no one to help him.

Because God has made the string of my bow loose and has troubled me, they have thrown off their respect for me.

My skin becomes black and falls from me. My bones burn because I am sick.

if I have seen anyone die because he had no clothing, or left any poor person without clothes,

if I have not done these things, or if I have lifted up my hand against the child who has no parents, because I saw I had help in the gate,

For trouble sent by God fills me with fear. Because of His great power I could not do these things.

if I have had pride because of my many riches and have received much by my hand,

because I was afraid of all the people, and of families who hated me? Did I keep quiet and not go out of the door?

Then these three men stopped answering Job, because he was right and good in his own eyes.

But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry at Job because he said he was right with God.

And he was angry at his three friends because they had found no answer, yet they had said that Job was wrong.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

Should I wait because they do not speak, because they stand there and do not answer?