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(Let me be weighed in an even balance, and +God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)

What then should I do when God riseth up? and if he visited, what should I answer him?

For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I was powerless.

This also would be an iniquity for the judge, for I should have denied the God who is above.

Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

That ye may not say, We have found out wisdom; God will make him yield, not man.

The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Behold, before God I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.

For God speaketh once, and twice,—[and man] perceiveth it not—

He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

Lo, all these [things] worketh God twice, thrice, with man,

For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:

For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!

Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.

For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.

For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

But none saith, Where is +God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,