1Wasephendula u-Elifazi umThemani wathi:
2“Nxa umuntu angaphosa ilizwi nje kuwe uzacunuka na?
3Khumbula ukuthi sewabafundisa njani abanengi,
4Amazwi akho abasekele labo abakhubekayo;
5Kodwa manje uhlupho luze kuwe, usuphela amandla;
6Kungani ukukholwa kwakho kungabi yiso isibindi sakho na
7Khumbula manje: Ngubani owathi engelacala wabhubha na?
8Ngokubona kwami labo abalima okubi
9Ngokuphefumula kukaNkulunkulu bayabhubha;
10Izilwane zingabhonga zihwabhe,
11Isilwane siyafa ngokuswela ukudla
12Kulethwe ilizwi kimi ngasese,
13Phakathi kwamaphupho adungayo ebusuku,
14ukwesaba lokuthuthumela kwangifikela
15Kwathi tshazi umoya emehlweni ami,
16Umoya lowo wema,
17‘Kambe umuntu angalunga ukwedlula uNkulunkulu na?
18Nxa uNkulunkulu engazethembi izinceku zakhe,
19pho-ke kuzakuba njani kulabo abahlala ezindlini zodaka,
20Phakathi kokusa lokuhlwa bayabhidlizwa babe yizicucu;
21Izintambo zamatende abo kazidonswa na,