Job 32:1-34:37

Job 32:1-22 (NASB) 
¹ Then these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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.
³ And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
⁴ Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because they were years older than he.
⁵ And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men his anger burned.
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.
⁷ "I thought age should speak, And increased years should teach wisdom.
⁸ "But it is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
⁹ "The abundant in years may not be wise, Nor may elders understand justice.
¹⁰ "So I say, 'Listen to me, I too will tell what I think.'
¹¹ "Behold, I waited for your words, I listened to your reasonings, While you pondered what to say.
¹² "I even paid close attention to you; Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job, Not one of you who answered his words.
¹³ "Do not say, 'We have found wisdom; God will rout him, not man.'
¹⁴ "For he has not arranged his words against me, Nor will I reply to him with your arguments.
¹⁵ "They are dismayed, they no longer answer; Words have failed them.
¹⁶ "Shall I wait, because they do not speak, Because they stop and no longer answer?
¹⁷ "I too will answer my share, I also will tell my opinion.
¹⁸ "For I am full of words; The spirit within me constrains me.
¹⁹ "Behold, my belly is like unvented wine, Like new wineskins it is about to burst.
²⁰ "Let me speak that I may get relief; Let me open my lips and answer.
²¹ "Let me now be partial to no one, Nor flatter any man.
²² "For I do not know how to flatter, Else my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 33:1-33 (NASB) 
¹ "However now, Job, please hear my speech, And listen to all my words.
² "Behold now, I open my mouth, My tongue in my mouth speaks.
³ "My words are from the uprightness of my heart, And my lips speak knowledge sincerely.
⁴ "The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
⁵ "Refute me if you can; Array yourselves before me, take your stand.
⁶ "Behold, I belong to God like you; I too have been formed out of the clay.
⁷ "Behold, no fear of me should terrify you, Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.
⁸ "Surely you have spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the sound of your words:
⁹ 'I am pure, without transgression; I am innocent and there is no guilt in me.
¹⁰ 'Behold, He invents pretexts against me; He counts me as His enemy.
¹¹ 'He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches all my paths.'
¹² "Behold, let me tell you, you are not right in this, For God is greater than man.
¹³ "Why do you complain against Him That He does not give an account of all His doings?
¹⁴ "Indeed God speaks once, Or twice, yet no one notices it.
¹⁵ "In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds,
¹⁶ Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instruction,
¹⁷ That He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep man from pride;
¹⁸ He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.
¹⁹ "Man is also chastened with pain on his bed, And with unceasing complaint in his bones;
²⁰ So that his life loathes bread, And his soul favorite food.
²¹ "His flesh wastes away from sight, And his bones which were not seen stick out.
²² "Then his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to those who bring death.
²³ "If there is an angel as mediator for him, One out of a thousand, To remind a man what is right for him,
²⁴ Then let him be gracious to him, and say, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom';
²⁵ Let his flesh become fresher than in youth, Let him return to the days of his youthful vigor;
²⁶ Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him, That he may see His face with joy, And He may restore His righteousness to man.
²⁷ "He will sing to men and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what is right, And it is not proper for me.
²⁸ 'He has redeemed my soul from going to the pit, And my life shall see the light.'
²⁹ "Behold, God does all these oftentimes with men,
³⁰ To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
³¹ "Pay attention, O Job, listen to me; Keep silent, and let me speak.
³² "Then if you have anything to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify you.
³³ "If not, listen to me; Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

Job 34:1-37 (NASB) 
¹ Then Elihu continued and said,
² "Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know.
³ "For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.
⁴ "Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good.
⁵ "For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;
⁶ Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'
⁷ "What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water,
⁸ Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men?
⁹ "For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.'
¹⁰ "Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong.
¹¹ "For He pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way.
¹² "Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
¹³ "Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laid on Him the whole world?
¹⁴ "If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
¹⁵ All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust.
¹⁶ "But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.
¹⁷ "Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,
¹⁸ Who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' To nobles, 'Wicked ones';
¹⁹ Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands?
²⁰ "In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.
²¹ "For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.
²² "There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
²³ "For He does not need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.
²⁴ "He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.
²⁵ "Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.
²⁶ "He strikes them like the wicked In a public place,
²⁷ Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;
²⁸ So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—
²⁹ When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?—
³⁰ So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.
³¹ "For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;
³² Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again'?
³³ "Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.
³⁴ "Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears me,
³⁵ 'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.
³⁶ 'Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men.
³⁷ 'For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.' "