But if ye will enhance yourselves against me, and accuse me to be a wicked person because of the shame that is come upon me;

Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

“I call to my servant, but he does not answer;
I have to implore him with words.

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

And after my skin has been thus destroyed, but from my flesh I will see God,

Yea, I myself shall behold him - not with other, but with these same eyes, though my reins are consumed within me.

But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me?

But beware of the sword, for the sword will be avenged of wickedness. And be sure, that there is a judgment."

“I have heard the reproof which insults me,
But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

An eye glimpsed him, but will not again; yea, his place shall not see him again.

His bones are full of his youth, But it shall lie down with him in the dust.

Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:

He hath swallowed down riches, but he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

But he shall labour, and yet have nothing to eat. Great travail shall he make for riches, but he shall not enjoy them.

for he has oppressed; he has abandoned [the] poor; he has seized a house but did not build it.

“In the fullness of his excess (great abundance) he will be in trouble;
The hand of everyone who suffers will come against him [he is miserable on every side].

“He may flee from the iron weapon,
But the bow of bronze will pierce him through.

But Job answered and said,

They spend their days in wealthiness: but suddenly, they go down to hell.

“But notice, the prosperity of the wicked is not in their hand (in their power);
The counsel of the wicked [and the mystery of God’s dealings with the ungodly] is far from my comprehension.

But they both lie in the dust,
and worms cover them.

"But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.

“But who will confront him with his actions and rebuke him face to face,
And who will repay him for what he has done?

Why then do you give me comfort with words in which there is no profit, when you see that there is nothing in your answers but deceit?

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

you see nothing but darkness, and a flood of troubles drowns you."

"[Is] not God [in the] height of [the] heavens? But see how lofty are {the highest stars}.

But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

They were seized, but there was not time; their foundation was poured out by a flood;

Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

[The] righteous see, and they rejoice, but [the] innocent [one] mocks at them.

Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

I have not forsaken the commandment of his lips; but look, what he charged me with his mouth, that have I shut up in my heart.

But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

But I am not silenced by the darkness,
Nor deep gloom which covers me.

So that when the showers in the mountains have rained upon them, and they be all wet, they have none other succour, but to embrace the rock for want of a covering.

“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,
And they take away the sheaves [of grain] from the hungry.

“Within the walls [of the wicked] the poor make [olive] oil;
They tread [the grapes in] the wine presses, but thirst.

From the town come sounds of pain from those who are near death, and the soul of the wounded is crying out for help; but God does not take note of their prayer.

In the dark the robber breaks into houses, but by day they shut themselves in; they do not know the light.

Maternal love shall forget him, the worm shall find him sweet, No more shall he be remembered, but perversity shall be shivered like a tree.

But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

God setteth him in safety, and he resteth thereon; but his eyes are upon their ways.

They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

But, if not, who then can convict me of falsehood? or make of no account my words?

But how may a man compared unto God be justified? Or, how can he be clean, that is born of a woman?

how much less a mortal man, who is but a maggot -- a son of man, who is only a worm!"

But Job answered and said,

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not.

but it will clap its hands over him, hissing at him as it lunges toward him."

“[As for] the earth, out of it comes food,
But underneath [its surface, down deep] it is turned over as fire.

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

"But wisdom -- where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

But God understands the way to wisdom,
and He knows its location.

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock.

"But now I am their mocking song, and I have become a byword for them.

They abhor me they keep their distance from me; but they don't refrain from spitting at the sight of me.

But God has loosened his cord and afflicted me; so they've cast off all restraints in my presence.

But now my soul is turned to water in me, days of trouble overtake me:

“I cry to You for help, [Lord,] but You do not answer me;
I stand up, but You [only] gaze [indifferently] at me.

In times past thou didst set me up on high, as it were above the wind, but now hast thou given me a very sore fall.

Now use not men to do violence unto them, that are destroyed already; but where hurt is done, there use they to help.

For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

I go about blackened, but not by the sun; I stand up, I cry in the congregation.

But now I am a companion of dragons, and a fellow of ostriches.

But my harp is in mourning; my flute plays only songs for those who are weeping."

Let me sow but, another, eat. And let, what I have springing up, be uprooted!

But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him?

(But from my youth He grew up with me as with a father, And from the belly of my mother I am led.)

The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.

But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint;

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes [and could not be persuaded otherwise by them].

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Furthermore, he was furious with his three friends because they had not answered Job, but instead had condemned him.

But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, he burned with anger.

Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.

But he did not direct [his] words to me, and I will not answer him with your words.

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

"But now, please hear my speeches, Job, and hear all my words.

But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:

‘Behold, God finds pretexts against me;
He counts me as His enemy.

But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
since God is greater than man.

“For God speaks once,
And even twice, yet no one notices it [including you, Job].

He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.

But if you have something to say, answer me;
speak, for I would like to justify you.

But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me! Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me."

“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent],
But God has taken away my right;