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Therefore I am terrified at His presence; When I consider this, I am afraid of Him.

"And now I am their taunting song; Yes, I am their byword.

I am a brother of jackals, And a companion of ostriches.

So Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, answered and said: "I am young in years, and you are very old; Therefore I was afraid, And dared not declare my opinion to you.

For I am full of words; The spirit within me compels me.

Truly I am as your spokesman [fn] before God;I also have been formed out of clay.

"I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.

"For Job has said, "I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice;

Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

"Behold, I am vile; What shall I answer You? I lay my hand over my mouth.

Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am weak; O LORD, heal me, for my bones are troubled.

I am weary with my groaning; All night I make my bed swim; I drench my couch with my tears.

Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him"; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent.

But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.

I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.

Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!

I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And am repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me.