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Or have eaten my morsel alone, And the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;

If I have withheld the poor from `their' desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

(Yea, I have not suffered by mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

If the men of my tent have not said, Who can find one that hath not been filled with his meat?

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, his wrath was kindled.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; Wherefore I held back, and durst not show you mine opinion.

Beware lest ye say, We have found wisdom; God may vanquish him, not man:

Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.

If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, `Thou art' my confidence;

If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, Or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

Oh that I had one to hear me! (Lo, here is my signature, let the Almighty answer me); And `that I had' the indictment which mine adversary hath written!

They are amazed, they answer no more: They have not a word to say.

Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door-

For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

Job 32

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, And my mouth hath kissed my hand:

Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.

If I have beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness,

I said, Days should speak, And multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, Or that the needy had no covering;

Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

Surely I would carry it upon my shoulder; I would bind it unto me as a crown: