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And thou shalt be secure because there is hope, yea thou shalt digge about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

Because he couereth his face with his fatnesse, and maketh collops of fat on his flankes.

They change the night into day: the light is short, because of darknes.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered vpon his habitation.

Because hee hath oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not:

Because I was not cut off before the darknes, neither hath he couered the darknes from my face.

Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.

Because hee hath loosed my cord and afflicted me, they haue also let loose the bridle before me.

If I reioyced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much:

So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he was righteous in his owne eyes.

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram: against Iob was his wrath kindled, because he iustified himselfe rather then God.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled: because they had found no answere, and yet had condemned Iob.

Now Elihu had waited till Iob had spoken: because they were elder then he.

Because they turned backe from him, and would not consider any of his wayes.

My desire is that Iob may bee tried vnto the ende, because of his answeres for wicked men.

There they crie, (but none giueth answere) because of the pride of euill men.

But now because it is not so, hee hath visited in his anger, yet he knoweth it not in great extremitie:

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransome cannot deliuer thee.

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then borne? Or because the number of thy daies is great?

Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?