Job 29:24

“I smiled on them when they did not believe, And the light of my face they did not cast down.

Job 29:25

“I chose a way for them and sat as chief, And dwelt as a king among the troops, As one who comforted the mourners.

Job 30:1

“But now those younger than I mock me, Whose fathers I disdained to put with the dogs of my flock.

Job 30:2

“Indeed, what good was the strength of their hands to me? Vigor had perished from them.

Job 30:3

“From want and famine they are gaunt Who gnaw the dry ground by night in waste and desolation,

Job 30:4

Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.

Job 30:5

“They are driven from the community; They shout against them as against a thief,

Job 30:6

So that they dwell in dreadful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

Job 30:7

“Among the bushes they cry out; Under the nettles they are gathered together.

Job 30:8

“Fools, even those without a name, They were scourged from the land.

Job 30:11

“Because He has loosed His bowstring and afflicted me, They have cast off the bridle before me.

Job 30:12

“On the right hand their brood arises; They thrust aside my feet and build up against me their ways of destruction.

Job 30:14

“As through a wide breach they come, Amid the tempest they roll on.

Job 30:15

“Terrors are turned against me; They pursue my honor as the wind, And my prosperity has passed away like a cloud.

Job 30:18

“By a great force my garment is distorted; It binds me about as the collar of my coat.

Job 30:19

“He has cast me into the mire, And I have become like dust and ashes.

Job 30:21

“You have become cruel to me; With the might of Your hand You persecute me.

Job 30:22

“You lift me up to the wind and cause me to ride; And You dissolve me in a storm.

Job 30:23

“For I know that You will bring me to death And to the house of meeting for all living.

Job 30:25

“Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

Job 30:28

“I go about mourning without comfort; I stand up in the assembly and cry out for help.

Job 30:31

“Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.

Job 31:2

“And what is the portion of God from above Or the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

Job 31:3

“Is it not calamity to the unjust And disaster to those who work iniquity?

Job 31:7

“If my step has turned from the way, Or my heart followed my eyes, Or if any spot has stuck to my hands,

Job 31:13

“If I have despised the claim of my male or female slaves When they filed a complaint against me,

Job 31:15

“Did not He who made me in the womb make him, And the same one fashion us in the womb?

Job 31:16

“If I have kept the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Job 31:17

Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the orphan has not shared it

Job 31:19

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering,

Job 31:20

If his loins have not thanked me, And if he has not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep,

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Job 31:22

Let my shoulder fall from the socket, And my arm be broken off at the elbow.

Job 31:26

If I have looked at the sun when it shone Or the moon going in splendor,

Job 31:29

“Have I rejoiced at the extinction of my enemy, Or exulted when evil befell him?

Job 31:31

“Have the men of my tent not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?

Job 31:32

“The alien has not lodged outside, For I have opened my doors to the traveler.

Job 31:34

Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, And kept silent and did not go out of doors?

Job 31:35

“Oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature; Let the Almighty answer me! And the indictment which my adversary has written,

Job 31:37

“I would declare to Him the number of my steps; Like a prince I would approach Him.

Job 31:40

Let briars grow instead of wheat, And stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Job 32:2

But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram burned; against Job his anger burned because he justified himself before God.

Job 32:5

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men his anger burned.

Job 32:6

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said, “I am young in years and you are old; Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

Job 32:8

“But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

Job 32:9

“The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.

Job 32:18

“For I am full of words; The spirit within me constrains me.

Job 33:3

“My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.

Job 33:4

“The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.

Job 33:6

“Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.