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As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was in my tent;

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from Shaddai on high?

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know my integrity);

What then shall I do when God rises up? When he visits, what shall I answer him?

For calamity from God is a terror to me, By reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

This also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges; For I should have denied the God who is above.

Then the wrath of Elihu, the son of Barakh'el, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Iyov. His wrath was kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

Beware lest you say, 'We have found wisdom, God may refute him, not man:'

The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of Shaddai gives me life.

Behold, I am toward God even as you are: I am also formed out of the clay.

"Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just; For God is greater than man.

For God speaks once, Yes twice, though man pays no attention.

Then God is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'

He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, So that he sees his face with joy: He restores to man his righteousness.

"Behold, God works all these things, Twice, yes three times, with a man,

For Iyov has said, 'I am righteous, God has taken away my right:

For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.'

"Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, From Shaddai, that he should commit iniquity.

Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, Neither will Shaddai pervert justice.

For he doesn't need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.