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Then Job answered:

Then Job answered:

Job continued his discourse, saying:

Job continued his discourse, saying:

then let thorns grow instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley. The words of Job are concluded.

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

Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite from the family of Ram became angry. He was angry at Job because he had justified himself rather than God.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were all older than he.

But when he saw that the three men could not answer Job, he became angry.

I paid close attention to you. Yet no one proved Job wrong; not one of you refuted his arguments.

But Job has not directed his argument to me, and I will not respond to him with your arguments.

But now, Job, pay attention to my speech, and listen to all my words.

Pay attention, Job, and listen to me. Be quiet, and I will speak.

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

What man is like Job? He drinks derision like water.

"Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight."

If only Job were tested to the limit, because his answers are like those of wicked men.

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

Listen to this, Job. Stop and consider God's wonders.

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind. He said: