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For God shall cast vpon him, and not spare: hee would faine flee out of his hand.

Men shall clap their handes at him, and shall hisse him out of his place.

Hee putteth foorth his hand vpon the rocke; hee ouerturneth the mountaines by the rootes.

Hee cutteth out riuers among the rockes, and his eye seeth euery precious thing.

Moreouer Iob continued his parable, and said,

When his candle shined vpon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkenesse:

And I brake the iawes of the wicked, and pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.

Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the graue, though they cry in his destruction.

If his loynes haue not blessed me, and if hee were not warmed with the fleece of my sheepe:

For destruction from God was a terrour to mee: and by reason of his highnesse, I could not endure.

(Neither haue I suffered my mouth to sinne by wishing a curse to his soule.)

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! wee cannot be satisfied.

So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he was righteous in his owne eyes.

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu, the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the kinred of Ram: against Iob was his wrath kindled, because he iustified himselfe rather then God.

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled: because they had found no answere, and yet had condemned Iob.

When Elihu saw that there was no answere in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

Yea, I attended vnto you: and beholde, there was none of you that conuinced Iob, or that answered his words:

Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answere him with your speeches.

Behold, hee findeth occasions against mee, hee counteth mee for his enemie.

Why doest thou striue against him? for he giueth not account of any of his matters.