¹ Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,

² Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

³ For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.

⁴ Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.

⁵ For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.

⁶ Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.

⁷ What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?

⁸ Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?

⁹ For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.

¹¹ For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.

¹² And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.

¹³ Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?

¹⁴ If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,

¹⁵ All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.

¹⁶ And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.

¹⁷ Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?

¹⁸ Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?

¹⁹ How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.

²⁰ They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.

²¹ For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

²² There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.

²³ For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.

²⁴ He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.

²⁵ Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.

²⁶ He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,

²⁷ Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:

²⁸ So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.

²⁹ And when he giueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be vpon nations, or vpon a man onely?

³⁰ Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

³¹ Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.

³² But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.

³³ Wil he performe the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued it, because that thou hast chosen, and not I. now speake what thou knowest.

³⁴ Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.

³⁵ Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.

³⁶ I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.

³⁷ For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.