1. Furthermore Elihu answered and said:
2. “Hear my words, O you wise men;and give ear unto me, you that have knowledge.
3. For the ear tests words,as the mouth tastes food.
4. Let us choose justice for ourselves;let us know among ourselves what is good.
5. “For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,but God has taken away my judgment.
6. Should I lie concerning my right?My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
7. What man is like Job,who drinks scorn like water,