1Then Elihu continued:
2“Hear my words, O wise men;
3For the ear tests words
4Let us choose for ourselves what is right;
5For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous,
6Would I lie about my case?
7What man is like Job,
8He keeps company with evildoers
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
10Therefore listen to me,
11For according to a man’s deeds He repays him;
12Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly,
13Who gave Him charge over the earth?
14If He were to set His heart to it
15all flesh would perish together
16If you have understanding, hear this;
17Could one who hates justice govern?
18who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’
19who is not partial to princes
20They die in an instant,
21For His eyes are on the ways of a man,
22There is no darkness or deep shadow
23For God need not examine a man further
24He shatters the mighty without inquiry
25Therefore, He recognizes their deeds;
26He strikes them for their wickedness
27because they turned aside from Him
28They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him,
29But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him?
30that godless men should not rule
31Suppose someone says to God,
32Teach me what I cannot see;
33Should God repay you on your own terms
34Men of understanding will declare to me,
35‘Job speaks without knowledge;
36If only Job were tried to the utmost
37For he adds rebellion to his sin;