He gives security to him, and he is supported, but his eyes [are] upon their ways.

They are exalted a little while, then {they are gone}. And they are brought low; they are cut off like all [others], and like [the] heads of grain they wither away.

"Domination and dread [are] with him who makes peace in his high heavens.

Look, even [the] moon {is not bright}, and [the] stars are not pure in his sight.

"[The] pillars of heaven tremble, and they are astounded at his rebuke.

Look, these [are] the outer fringes of his ways, and {how faint is the word} [that] we hear of him! But who can understand the thunder of his power?"

Far be it from me that {I would say that you are right}; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.

Their survivors are buried through the plague, and their widows do not weep.

He breaks open a mine shaft {away from where people dwell}; [those] who are forgotten {by travelers}, they dangle, they sway [far away] from human beings.

Its stones [are the] place of sapphire, and [the] earthen dirt {has} gold.

Through want and through barren hunger they are gnawing [in the] dry region [in the] darkness of desolation and waste.

They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and [the] roots of broom trees to warm themselves.

They bray among [the] bushes; they are gathered under [the] nettles.

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

My bowels are in turmoil, and they are not still; days of misery come to confront me.

let thorns grow in place of wheat and noxious weeds in place of barley." The words of Job are ended.

Then Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite {spoke up} and said, "{I am young}, but you are old; therefore I feared and became afraid of explaining my knowledge to you.

[It is] not {the aged} [who] are wise, or [it is not] [the] elders [who] understand justice.

"They are dismayed; they no longer answer; {they have nothing to say}.

"Look, my internal organs [are] like unopened wine, like new wineskins it is [ready] to burst open.

"If you are able, answer me. Present [your argument] {before me}; take your stand.

"Look, [in] this you are not right--I will answer you: Indeed, God is greater than a human being.

His flesh is wasted away from sight, and his bones, [which] are invisible, are bared.

who {shows no partiality to officials} and [who] {does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant}, for all of them [are] the work of his hands?

[In] a moment they die, and [in] the middle of [the] night [the] people are shaken, and they pass away, and they take away [the] mighty {effortlessly}.

"Indeed, his eyes [are] upon [the] ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns [them] [in the] night {so that} they are crushed.

He strikes them {where the wicked stood}, {where there are onlookers},

'Job speaks without knowledge, and his words [are] without insight.

Would that Job were tested up to [the] end because [his] answers [are] like [those from] men of mischief,

"Look at [the] heavens, and see; and observe [the] clouds [that] are higher than you.

If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And [if] your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?

{How much less} [when] you say [that] you do not see him, that [the] case [is] {before him}, and you are waiting for him!

for truly my words [are] not falsehood; [one who has] perfect knowledge [is] with you.

He does not withdraw his eyes from [the] righteous, but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

"And if [they] are tied up with fetters, [if] they are caught in [the] cords of misery,

then he declares their work to them, and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

But you are obsessed with [the] judgment of [the] wicked; judgment and justice take hold of you.

By God's breath, ice is given, and [the] broad waters [are] frozen.

[You] whose garments [are] hot, when [the] earth is being still because of [the] south wind,

Therefore people revered him; he does not regard any {who think that they are wise}."

Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go? And will they say to you, 'Here we are'?

when they are crouched in the dens, [when] they lie in the thicket in an ambush?

"[The] wings of [the] female ostrich flap-- [are they] [the] pinions of [the] stork or [the] falcon?

And its young ones lick blood greedily, and where [the] dead carcasses [are], there they [are]."

It keeps its tail straight like a cedar; [the] sinews of its thighs are tightly wound.

Its bones [are] tubes of copper, its limbs like rods of iron.

Who can open [the] doors of its face? Its teeth all around [are] fearsome.

They are close {to one another}-- even [the] air cannot come between them.

They are joined {one to another}; they cling together and cannot be separated.

"Its snorting flashes forth light, and its eyes [are] {red like dawn}.

{When it raises itself}, [the] mighty ones are terrified; they retreat because of its thrashing.

{An arrow} will not make it flee; sling stones are turned to stubble for it.

Clubs are regarded as stubble, and it laughs at [the] short sword's rattle.

"Its underparts [are] shards of a potsherd; it moves over mud [like] a threshing sledge.

It observes all [the] lofty; it [is] king {over all that are proud}."

Not so the wicked. Instead, [they are] like the chaff that [the] wind scatters.

Why are nations in tumult, and countries plotting in vain?

I will tell the decree; Yahweh said to me: "You are my son; today I have begotten you.

Kiss the Son lest he be angry and you perish [on the] way, for his anger burns quickly. Blessed are all [who] take refuge in him.

Yahweh, how many are my enemies; many [are] rising against me.

Many [are] saying about my soul, "There is no deliverance for him from God. Selah

But you, Yahweh, [are] a shield around me, my glory and the one who lifts up my head.

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

For you [are] not a God [who] desires wickedness. Evil cannot dwell with you.

Be gracious to me, O Yahweh, because I am feeble. Heal me, O Yahweh, for my bones are terrified.

The enemies are destroyed [in] ruins forever, and you have uprooted [their] cities; their very memory has perished.

O Yahweh, put them in fear. Let [the] nations know they [are merely] human. Selah

His ways endure at all times. Your judgments are aloof from him. [As for] all his enemies, he scoffs at them.

His mouth is filled with cursing, with deceits and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and evil.

When the foundations are destroyed what can [the] righteous do?

[those] who say, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips [are] on our side. Who [is] master over us?"

The words of Yahweh [are] pure words [like] silver refined in the crucible on the ground, refined seven times.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

There {they are very fearful} because God [is] with [the] generation of [the] righteous.

[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."

With regard to [the] saints who [are] in the land, they [are the] noble ones in [whom is] all my desire.

You will make known to me [the] path of life. In your presence [is] fullness of joy. At your right hand [are] pleasures forever.

from men by your hand, O Yahweh, from men of [this] world. Their share [is] in {this life}, and you fill their stomach [with] your treasure. They are satisfied [with] children. They bequeath their excess to their children.

because all his ordinances [are] before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,

The heavens [are] telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.

There is no speech and there are no words; their sound is inaudible.

The precepts of Yahweh [are] right, making [the] heart rejoice. The command of Yahweh [is] pure, enlightening [the] eyes.

The fear of Yahweh [is] pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh [are] true; they are righteous altogether,

My God, my God why have you forsaken me? [Why are you] far from helping me, [far from] the words of my groaning?

Yet you [are] holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted {within me}.

Because dogs have surrounded me; a gang of evildoers has encircled me. Like the lion [they are at] my hands and my feet.

Even when I walk in a dark valley, I fear no evil because you [are] with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me

Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me, because you [are] the God of my salvation. I await you {all day long}.

Remember your compassion, O Yahweh, and your acts of loyal love, because they [are] from of old.

All the paths of Yahweh [are] loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.

My eyes [are] continually toward Yahweh, because he will take my feet from [the] net.

Consider that my enemies are many, and they hate me [with] violent hatred.

To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to [the] pit.

For you [are] my rock and my fortress. So, for the sake of your name, lead me and guide me.

Bring me out of [the] net that they have secretly set for me, for you [are] my refuge.

But as for me, I trust you, O Yahweh. I say, "You [are] my God."