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"Now if it is not so, who can prove me a liar, And make my speech worthless?"

So that they live on the slopes of ravines, In holes in the ground and among the rocks.

If I have gloated because my wealth was great, And because my hand had obtained so much;

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said, "I am young in years and you are old; Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

"So I say, 'Listen to me, I too will tell what I think.'

"So do not say, 'We have found wisdom: God will defeat him, not man.'

"Let me speak so that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer.

So that He may turn a person away from bad conduct, And keep a man from pride;

So that his life loathes bread, And his soul, food that he should crave.

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him, So that he may see His face with joy, And He will restore His righteousness to that person.

To bring back his soul from the pit, So that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

"If He were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself,

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He would hear the cry of the afflicted—

"So that godless people would not rule, Nor be snares for the people.

So Job opens his mouth with empty words; He multiplies words without knowledge."

"He seals the hand of every person, So that all people may know His work.

So that it would take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked would be shaken off from it?

"Can you raise your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you?

"Can you send flashes of lightning, so that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'?

"Will you really nullify My judgment? Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?