No man can know its value,
since it cannot be found in the land of the living.

It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.

It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.

The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

For it is kept secret from the eyes of all living, unseen by the birds of the air.

Destruction and Death say, 'With our ears we have heard a rumor about where it can be found.'

To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

If only I could be as in months gone by,
in the days when God watched over me,

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;

I would be as I was in the days of my youth
when God’s friendship rested on my tent,

When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway,

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

Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;

My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.

To me they heard, and they waited, and they will be silent for them at my counsel.

After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop.

I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.

Emaciated from poverty and hunger,
they gnawed the dry land,
the desolate wasteland by night.

Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.

They shall be driven forth from the midst, they shall cry after them as a thief:

“They must dwell on the slopes of wadis
And in holes in the ground and in rocks.

Between the shrubs they will bray; they will be poured out under the thorn bush.

Sons of fools and of uncertain reputation, they have been driven from the land by scourging."

Now I am mocked by their songs;
I have become an object of scorn to them.

For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, 'He hath no helper.'

As through a wide broken place in the wall they come on, I am overturned by the shock of their attack.

Terrors are turned upon me; my honor is pursued as [by] the wind, and my hope of deliverance passed by like a cloud.

And now my soul shall be poured out upon me; and the days of affliction will hold me fast

By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

Thou art turned to be cruel to me; With the might of thy hand thou persecutest me.

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance.

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

So my lyre came to be [used] for mourning, and my flute [for the] voice of [those who] weep.

I made an agreement with my eyes; how then might my eyes be looking on a virgin?

For what is God's reward from on high, or the heritage given by the Ruler of all from heaven?

Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.

If so be that I have withdrawn my foot out of the right way, if my heart hath followed mine eyesight, if I have stained or defiled my hands,

Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.

It would be a fire burning even to destruction, and taking away all my produce.

And I do eat my morsel by myself, And the orphan hath not eat of it,

(For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;)

if his loins have not blessed me, or by means of my sheep's fleece he has warmed himself,

If I have lifted my hand against the orphan,
Because I saw [that the judges would be] my help at the [council] gate,

Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

And my heart became secretly enticed [by them],
And my hand threw a kiss from my mouth [in respect to them],

This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

Then let me be made to tremble at a great throng, yea let, the contempt of families, terrify me, so that, keeping silence, I shall not go out of the door!

Truly I would take up the book in my hands; it would be to me as a crown;

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

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became indignant. His indignation was kindled and burned and he became upset with Job because he justified himself rather than God [and even expressed doubts about God’s character].

Elihu’s anger burned against Job’s three friends because they had found no answer [and were unable to determine Job’s error], and yet they had condemned Job and declared him to be in the wrong [and responsible for his own afflictions].

So that he gave answer himself, and said, "Considering that I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afraid, and durst not show forth my mind,

“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Great men, may not be wise, nor, elders, understand justice.

Therefore will I speak also, insofar as I may be heard, and will show you mine opinion.

let him not direct a rebuke toward me. I won't be responding to him with your arguments.

I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.

“I will not [I warn you] be partial to any man [that is, let my respect for you mitigate what I say];
Nor flatter any man.

“However, Job, please listen to my words,
And pay attention to everything I say.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

If thou shalt be able to turn back to me, set in order before me, stand forth.

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

behold, He finds reasons to be against me, He counts me for His enemy;

"Behold, unto these unreasonable words of thine will I make answer. Should God be reproved of man?

“Why do you complain against Him?
That He does not answer [you with] all His doings.

For when God doth once command a thing, there should no man be curious to search whether it be right.

In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

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

If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:

Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

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

If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

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

For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

Should I lie concerning my justice? [Though I am] without transgression, my wound caused by an arrow is incurable.'

For he sayeth, 'Though a man be good, yet is he naught before God.'

Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

“For God pays a man according to his work,
And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.

If you have understanding, listen to this! Pay attention to what I have to say:

How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

'Ungodly men are ye.' He hath none respect unto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the rich more than the poor. For they be all the work of his hands.

In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.