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"Men listened to me and waited. They were quiet so they could hear my words of wisdom.

"But now those who are younger than I make fun of me. I thought so little of their fathers that I did not want them with my sheep dogs.

So they live in valleys made by floods, in caves of the earth and of the rocks.

So my harp is turned to sorrow, and my horn to the sound of crying.

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite said, "I am young, and you are old. So I did not feel that I should speak. I was afraid to tell you what I think.

So I say, ‘Listen to me. I also will tell you what I think.'

So he hates bread, and has no desire for fine foods.

His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen. His bones which were not seen stick out.

Would I lie about my right? I have been hurt so that I cannot be healed, but I have done no wrong.'

"So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do what is sinful, and from the All-powerful to do wrong.

So they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him. And He heard the cry of those in need.

So men without God should not rule and should not be a trap for the people.

Will God ask what you want to do, when you will not do what He says? You must decide, and not I. So tell what you know.

So men honor Him with fear. He has respect for any who are wise in heart."

No one is so powerful that he would wake him. Who then can stand before Me?

One piece of his hard skin is so close to another that no air can come between them.

So I hate the things that I have said. And I put dust and ashes on myself to show how sorry I am."

So now take seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job. Give a burnt gift for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will hear his prayer and not punish you for being foolish, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has."

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, did what the Lord told them. And the Lord heard Job's prayer.

So the sinful will not stand. They will be told they are guilty and have to suffer for it. Sinners will not stand with those who are right with God.