32 And these three men cease from answering Job, for he [is] righteous in his own eyes,

² and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;

³ and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.

⁴ And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

⁵ And Elihu seeth that there is no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burneth.

⁶ And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: -- Young I [am] in days, and ye [are] age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.

⁷ I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.

⁸ Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.

⁹ The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.

¹⁰ Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion -- even I.

¹¹ Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.

¹² And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, [Or] answerer of his sayings among you.

¹³ Lest ye say, We have found wisdom, God doth thrust him away, not man.

¹⁴ And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.

¹⁵ (They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

¹⁶ And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)

¹⁷ I answer, even I -- my share, I shew my opinion -- even I.

¹⁸ For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,

¹⁹ Lo, my breast [is] as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.

²⁰ I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.

²¹ Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,

²² For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.

33 And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.

² Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.

³ Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

⁴ The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

⁵ If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.

⁶ Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.

⁷ Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.

⁸ Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

⁹ `Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.

¹⁰ Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

¹¹ He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

¹² Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

¹³ Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?

¹⁴ For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

¹⁵ In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

¹⁶ Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

¹⁷ To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

¹⁸ He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

¹⁹ And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.

²⁰ And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

²¹ His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

²² And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

²³ If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

²⁴ Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'

²⁵ Fresher [is] his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.

²⁶ He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

²⁷ He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

²⁸ He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'

²⁹ Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,

³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹ Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.

³² If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

³³ If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

34 And Elihu answereth and saith:

² Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

³ For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

⁴ Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.

⁵ For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

⁶ Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow -- without transgression.'

⁷ Who [is] a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,

⁸ And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.

⁹ For he hath said, `It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'

¹⁰ Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And [from] the Mighty to do perverseness:

¹¹ For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

¹² Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.

¹³ Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

¹⁴ If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.

¹⁵ Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.

¹⁶ And if [there is] understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

¹⁷ Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

¹⁸ Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?'

¹⁹ That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands [are] all of them.

²⁰ [In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

²¹ For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

²² There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;

²³ For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

²⁴ He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.

²⁵ Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

²⁶ As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.

²⁷ Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

²⁸ To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

²⁹ And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, [It is] the same.

³⁰ From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;

³¹ For unto God hath any said: `I have taken away, I do not corruptly,

³² Besides [that which] I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'

³³ By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.

³⁴ Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

³⁵ Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words [are] not with wisdom.

³⁶ My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,

³⁷ For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.