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Then Job answered:

Then Job answered:

Then Job answered:

Then Job answered:

Job continued his discourse:

And Job continued his discourse:

then let briers grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley." Thus conclude the words of Job.

So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

This kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, who burned with anger against Job for justifying himself rather than God.

And his anger burned against Job's three friends, because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.

I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.

But Job has not directed his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.

But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.

Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

For Job has declared, 'I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

What man is like Job, who drinks up derision like water?

'Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.'

If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.

So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge."