Job’s final defence 1 Job continued his discourse: 2 ‘How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me, 3 when his lamp shone…

1 ‘But now they mock me, men younger than I, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. 2 Of what use was the strength of…

1 ‘I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. 2 For what is our lot from God above, our heritage from the Almighty…

Elihu 1 So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 2 But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram,…

1 ‘But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say. 2 I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my…

1 Then Elihu said: 2 ‘Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning. 3 For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food. 4…

1 Then Elihu said: 2 ‘Do you think this is just? You say, “I am in the right, not God.” 3 Yet you ask him, “What profit is it to…

1 Elihu continued: 2 ‘Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. 3 I get my knowledge…

1 ‘At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. 2 Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. 3 He…

The Lord speaks 1 Then the Lordspoke to Job out of the storm. He said: 2 ‘Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge? 3 Brace yourself…