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Then the wrath of Elihu the sonne of Barachel the Buzite, of the familie of Ram, was kindled: his wrath, I say, was kindled against Iob, because he iustified himselfe more then God.

Also his anger was kindled against his three friends, because they could not finde an answere, and yet condemned Iob.

Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:

Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

Wil he performe the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued it, because that thou hast chosen, & not I. now speake what thou knowest.

Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.

But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,

Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.

Tell vs what we shall say vnto him: for we can not dispose our matter because of darknes.

Knewest thou it, because thou wast then borne, and because the nomber of thy dayes is great?

Wilt thou trust in him, because his stregth is great, and cast off thy labour vnto him?

Therefore take vnto you nowe seuen bullockes, and seuen rammes, and go to my seruant Iob, and offer vp for your selues a burnt offring, and my seruant Iob shall pray for you: for I wil accept him, least I should put you to shame, because ye haue not spoken of me the thing, which is right, like my seruant Iob.

Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.

Destroy them, O God: let them fall from their counsels: cast them out for the multitude of their iniquities, because they haue rebelled against thee.

Mine eye is dimmed for despight, and sunke in because of all mine enemies.

Out of the mouth of babes & suckelings hast thou ordeined strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemie and the auenger.

I will sing to the Lord, because he hath delt louingly with me.

There they shall be taken with feare, because God is in the generation of the iust.

You haue made a mocke at the counsell of the poore, because the Lord is his trust.

Then the earth trembled, and quaked: the foundations also of the mountaines mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.