For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he has gained, when God takes away his soul?

I will teach you concerning the hand of God; what is with the Almighty will I not conceal.

"This is what a wicked person inherits from God, and what the ruthless will receive from the Almighty:

what he stores up a righteous man will wear, and an innocent man will inherit his silver.

Rivers flow out of the rocks, and look: what is pleasant, his eye seeth it.

He bindeth the streams that they drip not, and what is hidden he bringeth forth to light.

By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.

After I spoke, they had nothing to say, when what I said hit them.

Moreover, {what use to me is the strength of their hands}? With them, vigor is destroyed.

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

And what is the portion of God from above? And the inheritance of the Mighty from the heights?

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.

Then what do I do when God ariseth? And when He doth inspect, What do I answer Him?

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

For I'm terrified of what calamity God may have in store for me; and I cannot endure his grandeur."

If only God would give ear to me, and the Ruler of all would give me an answer! or if what he has against me had been put in writing!

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.

I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.

It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.

Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know.

Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, while you searched out what to say.

Yea, when I had diligently pondered what ye said, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Job, or that directly could make answer unto his words,

I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know:

Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.

"Now please listen to what I have to say, Job. Listen to every word!

My words [declare] my heart's uprightness, and my lips sincerely speak {what my lips know}.

"You spoke clearly so I could hear; I've heard what you've said:

Why are you arguing with him? He doesn't have to give explanations for what he does to you!

Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;

"If there is beside him an angel, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show to man what is right for him;

"He will sing to men, and he will say, 'I have sinned and have perverted [what is] right, and it was not paid back to me.

Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

"Listen to what I have to say, you wise men! Pay attention to me, you educated people!

Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what is good.

What man is like Job, who drinks up scorn like water?

"Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,

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

What's more, God truly does not act wickedly, and Shaddai does not pervert justice.

"But if [you have] understanding, hear this; listen to {what I say}.

For he will not lay upon man more than what is right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

teach me yourself {what I cannot see}; if I have done wrong, I will not repeat [it]'?

By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.

For else the men of understanding and wisdom, that have heard me, might say: 'What canst thou speak?'

Job has been speaking from his own ignorance, and what he has to say lacks insight!

What [is] this thou think in judgment? Who are thou that thou said, I am righteousness before LORD?

For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

"Hold thee still a little, and I shall show thee what I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

I'll take what I know to its logical conclusion and ascribe righteousness to my Creator,

because what I have to say isn't deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you."

God tells them what they have done
and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

And what's more, he allured you {out of distress} [into] a broad place, [where] in place of it [was] no constraint; and [what] was set on your table is full of fatness.

Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him, 'You have done what is wicked'?

"God is truly awesome, beyond what we know; the number of his years is unknowable.

His thundering tells about him; [the] livestock also [tell] {concerning what rises}.

"He puts a limit to the skill of every person; to delineate all people from what they do.

Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Shall it be told him what I say? Should a man speak, or should he keep it back?

"What is he that hideth his mind with foolish words?

On what have its sockets been sunk? Or who hath cast its corner-stone?

"What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

By what way is the light distributed, which scatters the east wind upon the earth?

What time she lasheth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

I have said once, and even twice, what was in my mind, but I will not do so again.

lo, how strong he is in his loins, and what power he hath in the navel of his body.

What you see as a raging river doesn't alarm him; he is confident when the Jordan overflows.

Darest thou lay hand upon him? It is better for thee to consider what harm might happen thee therethrough, and not to touch him.

Who is he that hides counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered what I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Give ear to me, and I will say what is in my mind; I will put questions to you, and you will give me the answers.

For this cause I give witness that what I said is false, and in sorrow I take my seat in the dust.

{And then} after Yahweh spoke these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "{My wrath has been kindled} against you and against [the] two of your friends, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has].

{So then}, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will pray for you, for {I will certainly accept his prayer}, so that it will not be done with you [according to your] folly, for you have not spoken to me what is right as my servant Job [has]."

So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.