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"What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water,

'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom and insight.

'Job ought to be tried to the limit Because he answers like wicked men!

Elihu continued speaking [to Job] and said,

Job uselessly opens his mouth And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked]."

"But you [Job] were full of judgment on the wicked, Judgment and justice take hold of you.

"Listen to this, Job; Stand still and consider the wonders of God.

"Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being; We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,

"Can you [Job] hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions

"Have you [Job] made him leap like a locust? The majesty of his snorting [nostrils] is terrible.

Then the LORD said to Job,

Then Job replied to the LORD and said,

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, saying,

"[If you can do all this, Job, proving your divine power] then I [God] will also praise you and acknowledge That your own right hand can save you.

"He looks on everything that is high [without terror]; He is monarch over all the sons of pride. [And now, Job, who are you who does not dare to disturb the beast, yet who dares resist Me, the beast's creator? Everything under the heavens is Mine; therefore, who can have a claim against God?]"

Then Job answered the LORD and said,

It came about that after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

"Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him [and his prayer] so that I may not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me the thing that is right, as My servant Job has."

The LORD restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.