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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.

For I am full of words. The spirit within me makes me speak.

You said, ‘I am pure and without sin. I am not guilty, and there is no sin in me.

For Job has said, ‘I am right and good, but God has taken away my right.

"Do you think this is right? Do you say, ‘I am more right than God'?

"See, I am not important. What can I answer You? I put my hand on my mouth.

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

Be kind to me, O Lord, for I am weak. O Lord, heal me for my bones are shaken.

I am tired of crying inside myself. All night long my pillow is wet with tears. I flood my bed with them.

May the Lord judge which people are guilty or not. O Lord, judge in my favor if I am right with You, and if I am without blame.

I am kept safe by God, Who saves those who are pure in heart.

In the Lord I am safe. How can you say to me, "Fly away as a bird to your mountain?

Or the one who hates me will say, "I have power over him." And those who hate me will be happy when I am shaken.

Keep me, O God, for I am safe in You.

The Lord is all that I am to receive, and my cup. My future is in Your hands.

The Lord is my rock, and my safe place, and the One Who takes me out of trouble. My God is my rock, in Whom I am safe. He is my safe-covering, my saving strength, and my strong tower.

I call to the Lord, Who has the right to be praised. And I am saved from those who hate me.

But I am a worm and not a man. I am put to shame by men, and am hated by the people.

I am poured out like water. And all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like a melted candle within me.

Turn to me and show me Your loving-kindness. For I am alone and in trouble.