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Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Thus because of all that was written in this letter, and of what they had faced in this matter, and of what had happened to them,

because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb, and hide trouble from my eyes.

They are disappointed because they were confident; they come there and are confounded.

And you will have confidence, because there is hope; you will be protected and take your rest in safety.

Because they stretched out their hands against God, and bid defiance to the Almighty,

because they have covered their faces with their fat, and gathered fat upon their loins,

You who tear yourself in your anger— shall the earth be forsaken because of you, or the rock be removed out of its place?

"Pay attention! My thoughts urge me to answer, because of the agitation within me.

He will deliver even those who are guilty; they will escape because of the cleanness of your hands."

because I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper.

Because God has loosed my bowstring and humbled me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.

if I have raised my hand against the orphan, because I saw I had supporters at the gate;

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, or because my hand had gotten much;

because I stood in great fear of the multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became angry. He was angry at Job because he justified himself rather than God;

he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, though they had declared Job to be in the wrong.

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

And am I to wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?

because they turned aside from following him, and had no regard for any of his ways,