He won't let me catch my breath; instead, he fills me with bitterness.

He strips away the authority of kings to punish and puts them in prison clothes instead.

I have hoped for good, but evil came instead; I have hoped for light, but darkness came.

may thorns spring up instead of wheat, and obnoxious weeds instead of barley." With this, Job's discourse with his friends is completed.

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.