1   Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

2   Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am ^note more righteous then God?

3   For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me fr&obar; my sinne?

Why God punisheth.

4   Therefore will I answere thee, & thy ^note companions with thee.

5   Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the ^note cloudes which are hyer then thou.

6   If thou sinnest, what doest thou ^note against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

7   If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?

8   Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite þe; sonne of man.

9   They cause many that are oppressed, ^note to crye, which crye out for þe; violence of the mightie.

10   But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

11   Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

12   Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but ^note he answereth not.

13   Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.

14   Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, ^note yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.

15   But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,

16   Therfore Iob ^note openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.

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