And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

Let me be partial to no man, and, unto no son of earth, give flattering titles,

For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.

I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:

To turn a son of earth from his deed, while yet, pride, from man he concealeth:

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.

If there hath been near him a messenger who could interpret - one of a thousand, to declare to the son of earth His uprightness,

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

If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.

Therefore hearken to me, ye men of understanding. Far be it from me to sin before LORD, and pervert righteousness before the Almighty.

For, what any son of earth doeth, he repayeth him, and, according to every man's course, he causeth him to find.

"He strikes the wicked among them in a place where they can be seen

From the wickedness and sin of the people, he maketh a hypocrite to reign over them.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

If you sin, how does it affect God?
If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to Him?

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.

All mankind has seen it;
people have looked at it from a distance.

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

Have you knowledge of God's ordering of his works, how he makes the light of his cloud to be seen?

And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

"Hast thou given the morning his charge, as soon as thou wast born, and showed the day spring his place,

Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

To give rain over the no-man's land, the desert, where no son of earth is;

But as soon as she springs up, she laughs at the horse and its rider.

but as soon as he heareth the shawmes blow, 'Tush,' sayeth he; for he smelleth the battle afar off, the noise, the Captains and the shouting.

His young have blood for their drink, and where the dead bodies are, there is he to be seen.

The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.

He maketh the path to be seen after him, and the deep is his walking place.

By the hearing of the ear I heard Thee, And now mine eye hath seen Thee.