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And Job answered and said,

And Job answered and said,

And Job continued his parable and said,

And Job continued his parable and said,

Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and tares instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

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

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

and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job.

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;

Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:

What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,

Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?

For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

Hearken unto this, Job; stand still and discern the wondrous works of God.

And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,