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¹ Elihu further answered and said: ² Give ear to me, you who have knowledge. ³ As the palate tastes food. ⁴ Let us know among ourselves what is good. ⁵ But God has taken away my justice; ⁶ My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ ⁷ Who drinks scorn like water, ⁸ And walks with wicked men? ⁹ That he should delight in God.’ ¹⁰ And from the Almighty to commit iniquity. ¹¹ And makes man to find a reward according to his way. ¹² Nor will the Almighty pervert justice. ¹³ Or who appointed Him over the whole world? ¹⁴ If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, ¹⁵ And man would return to dust. ¹⁶ Listen to the sound of my words: ¹⁷ Will you condemn Him who is most just? ¹⁸ And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’? ¹⁹ For they are all the work of His hands. ²⁰ The mighty are taken away without a hand. ²¹ And He sees all his steps. ²² Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. ²³ That he should go before God in judgment. ²⁴ And sets others in their place. ²⁵ And they are crushed. ²⁶ In the open sight of others, ²⁷ And would not consider any of His ways, ²⁸ For He hears the cry of the afflicted. ²⁹ Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?— ³⁰ Lest the people be ensnared. ³¹ I will offend no more; ³² If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’? ³³ Therefore speak what you know. ³⁴ Wise men who listen to me: ³⁵ His words are without wisdom.’ ³⁶ Because his answers are like those of wicked men! ³⁷ And multiplies his words against God.”