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Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.

He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing.

And Job again took up his parable, and said,

When his lamp shined upon my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;

And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me, and they have cast off the bridle before me.

Surely against a ruinous heap he will not put forth his hand; though it be in his destruction, one may utter a cry because of these things.

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I could do nothing.

(Yea, I suffered not my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse;)

If the men of my tent said not, Who can find one that hath not been satisfied with his flesh?

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

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none that convinced Job, or that answered his words, among you.

For he hath not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches.

Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.