“For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;
Therefore my words have been rash.

“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

“It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys the guiltless and the wicked.’

“For You have kept their heart from understanding,
Therefore You will not exalt them.

“Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond,
Even because of my inward agitation.

“Nothing remains for him to devour,
Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

“Therefore snares surround you,
And sudden dread terrifies you,

“Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence;
When I consider, I am terrified of Him.

“Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand,
Or in his disaster therefore cry out for help?

“Therefore my harp is turned to mourning,
And my flute to the sound of those who weep.

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.

“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.

“Therefore He knows their works,
And He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.

“Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it?
For you must choose, and not I;
Therefore declare what you know.

“Therefore men fear Him;
He does not regard any who are wise of heart.”

‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have declared that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.”

Therefore I retract,
And I repent in dust and ashes.”

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”