Job 33:1–12

Elihu Claims to Speak for God

1 “However now, Job, please ahear my speech,

And listen to all my words.

2 “Behold now, I open my mouth,

My tongue in my 1mouth speaks.

3 “My words are from the uprightness of my heart,

And my lips speak aknowledge sincerely.

4 “The aSpirit of God has made me,

And the bbreath of 1the Almighty gives me life.

5 “aRefute me if you can;

Array yourselves before me, take your stand.

6 “Behold, I belong to God like you;

I too have been 1formed out of the aclay.

7 “Behold, ano fear of me should terrify you,

Nor should my pressure weigh heavily on you.

8 “Surely you have spoken in my hearing,

And I have heard the sound of your words:

9 ‘I am apure, bwithout transgression;

I am innocent and there cis no guilt in me.

10 ‘Behold, He 1invents pretexts against me;

He acounts me as His enemy.

11 ‘He aputs my feet in the stocks;

He watches all my paths.’

12 “Behold, let me 1tell you, ayou are not right in this,

For God is greater than man.