Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

“According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity
And those who sow trouble harvest it.

“I have seen the foolish taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.

Which are turbid because of ice
And into which the snow melts.

“He thrives before the sun,
And his shoots spread out over his garden.

Who commands the sun not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;

“If I should wash myself with snow
And cleanse my hands with lye,

That You should seek for my guilt
And search after my sin?

If I sin, then You would take note of me,
And would not acquit me of my guilt.

‘Why then have You brought me out of the womb?
Would that I had died and no eye had seen me!

“Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

“How many are my iniquities and sins?
Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.

“For now You number my steps,
You do not observe my sin.

“I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;

He perishes forever like his refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

“Drought and heat consume the snow waters,
So does Sheol those who have sinned.

How much less man, that maggot,
And the son of man, that worm!”

“Behold, all of you have seen it;
Why then do you act foolishly?

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,
Or that the needy had no covering,

If I have looked at the sun when it shone
Or the moon going in splendor,

“No, I have not allowed my mouth to sin
By asking for his life in a curse.

But the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram burned; against Job his anger burned because he justified himself before God.

So Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite spoke out and said,
“I am young in years and you are old;
Therefore I was shy and afraid to tell you what I think.

“For I do not know how to flatter,
Else my Maker would soon take me away.

“His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones which were not seen stick out.

‘For he adds rebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.’”

“Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,
And your righteousness is for a son of man.

“All men have seen it;
Man beholds from afar.

“For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’

“Have the gates of death been revealed to you,
Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness?

“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow,
Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,