Job Replies: Miserable Comforters Are You

Then Job answered and said:

Job Continues: Where Then Is My Hope?

“My spirit is broken; my days are extinct; the graveyard is ready for me.

Job Replies: My Redeemer Lives

Then Job answered and said:

Job Replies: The Wicked Do Prosper

Then Job answered and said:

Eliphaz Speaks: Job's Wickedness Is Great

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:

Job Replies: Where Is God?

Then Job answered and said:

Job Replies: God's Majesty Is Unsearchable

Then Job answered and said:

Job Continues: I Will Maintain My Integrity

And Job again took up his discourse, and said:

Job Continues: Where Is Wisdom?

“Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold that they refine.

Job's Summary Defense

And Job again took up his discourse, and said:

Job's Final Appeal

“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?

let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

Elihu Rebukes Job's Three Friends

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Then Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, burned with anger. He burned with anger at Job because he justified himself rather than God.

He burned with anger also at Job's three friends because they had found no answer, although they had declared Job to be in the wrong.

Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were older than he.

I gave you my attention, and, behold, there was none among you who refuted Job or who answered his words.

Elihu Rebukes Job

“But now, hear my speech, O Job, and listen to all my words.

Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and God has taken away my right;

What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water,

‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.’

Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men.

Elihu Condemns Job

And Elihu answered and said:

Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.”