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Job
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Job
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Job
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Job
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Job
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Job’s Final Word to His Friends
And Job continued his discourse:
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Job’s Final Defense
Job continued his discourse:
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if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’—
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then let briers come up instead of wheat and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.
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Elihu
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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But Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.
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He was also angry with the three friends, because they had found no way to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
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Now Elihu had waited before speaking to Job because they were older than he.
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I gave you my full attention. But not one of you has proved Job wrong; none of you has answered his arguments.
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But Job has not marshaled his words against me, and I will not answer him with your arguments.
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“But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
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“Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
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“Job says, ‘I am innocent, but God denies me justice.
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Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
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‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
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Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!
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So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
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“Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God’s wonders.
