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Then Job answered:

Job again took up his discourse and said:

Job again took up his discourse and said:

let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley." The words of Job are ended.

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

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

he was angry also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, though they had declared Job to be in the wrong.

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

I gave you my attention, but there was in fact no one that confuted Job, no one among you that answered his words.

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

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

For Job has said, ‘I am innocent, and God has taken away my right;

Who is there like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water,

‘Job speaks without knowledge, his words are without insight.'

Would that Job were tried to the limit, because his answers are those of the wicked.

Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge."

"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:

And the Lord said to Job:

Then Job answered the Lord :