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if I took joy in my great wealth, in my having acquired so much;

my heart was secretly seduced, so that I would wave them a kiss with my hand;

So these three men stopped trying to answer Iyov, because he remained convinced of his own righteousness.

Elihu the son of Barakh'el the Buzi said: "I am young, and you are old, so I held back from telling you my opinion.

So don't say, ‘We found the wise course — Let God defeat him, not a human being.'

"So, Iyov, please, hear my speech; listen to all my words.

So refute me, if you can; organize your words, take your stand!

so that he will keep himself away from the pit and from perishing by the sword.

so that he detests bread as well as richer food.

He prays to God and is accepted by him, so that he sees [God's] face with joy, and [God] repays the man for his righteousness.

to bring him back from the pit, so that he can enjoy the light of the living.

"Hear my words, you sages! Listen to me, you who know so much!

"So listen to me, you men with sense! Far be it from God to do anything wicked!

so that godless men will not become kings, and the people will not be lured into traps.

Must his rewards meet your approval? Well, you are the one who doesn't like them, so you, not I, should pick the alternative; come on, say what you think!

"Are you so convinced you are right, that you say, ‘I am more just than God'?

So Iyov is being futile when he opens his mouth; he is piling up words without knowledge."

He brings all human activity to a stop, so that everyone he has made can know it.

He, by his plans, turns them around, so they do what he commands them anywhere on earth;

"Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you know so much.