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"He may flee from the iron weapon, But the bronze bow will pierce him.

"But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

"Yet He filled their houses with good things; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

"But He knows the way I take; When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

"But He is unique and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that He does.

But I am not silenced by the darkness, Nor deep gloom which covers me.

"Within the walls they produce oil; They tread wine presses but thirst.

"But He drags off the valiant by His power; He rises, but no one has assurance of life.

"Behold, these are the fringes of His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who can understand?"

He may prepare it, but the just will wear it And the innocent will divide the silver.

"He lies down rich, but never again; He opens his eyes, and it is no longer.

"But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

"But now those younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

"I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me; I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.

(But from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, And from infancy I guided her),

But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram burned; against Job his anger burned because he justified himself before God.

"But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;

"But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.