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Let God weigh me in the iust balance, and he shal know mine vprightnes.

What then shal I do when God standeth vp? & when he shal visit me, what shal I answere?

(This also had bene an iniquitie to be condemned: for I had denied the God aboue)

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.

Lest ye should say, We haue found wisedome: for God hath cast him downe, and no man.

The Spirite of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almightie hath giuen me life.

Behold, in this hast thou not done right: I will answere thee, that God is greater then man.

For God speaketh once or twise, and one seeth it not.

He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto ma his righteousnes.

Lo, all these things will God worke twise or thrise with a man,

For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, & God hath taken away my iudgement.

For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.

Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.

And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.

For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.

Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.

For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.

Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?

But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.