Job 32 Cross References - MSTC

¹ So these three men would strive no more with Job, because he held himself a righteous man. ² But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite of the kindred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Job, that he called himself just before God. ³ And with Job's three friends he was angry also, because they had found no reasonable answer to overcome him. ⁴ Now tarried Elihu till they had ended their communication with Job: for why? They were elder than he. ⁵ So when Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, saw that these three men were not able to make Job answer, he was miscontent. ⁶ So that he gave answer himself, and said, "Considering that I am young, and ye be men of age, I was afraid, and durst not show forth my mind, ⁷ for I thought thus within myself: It becometh old men to speak, and the aged to teach wisdom. ⁸ Every man, no doubt, hath a mind; but it is the inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding. ⁹ Great men are not always wise, neither doth every aged man understand the thing that is lawful. ¹⁰ Therefore will I speak also, insofar as I may be heard, and will show you mine opinion. ¹¹ For when I had waited till ye made an end of your talking, and heard your wisdom, what arguments you made in your communication; ¹² Yea, when I had diligently pondered what ye said, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Job, or that directly could make answer unto his words, ¹³ lest ye should praise yourselves, to have found out wisdom: because it is God that hath cast him out, and no man. ¹⁴ Nevertheless, seeing he hath not spoken unto me, therefore will not I answer him as ye have done." ¹⁵ For they where so abashed that they could not make answer, nor speak one word. ¹⁶ "But insomuch as ye will not speak, standing still like dumb men, and making no answer: ¹⁷ I have a good hope for my part to shape him an answer, and to show him my meaning. ¹⁸ For I am full of words, and the spirit that is within me, compelleth me. ¹⁹ Behold, I am as the new wine, which hath no vent, and bursteth the new vessels in sunder. ²⁰ Therefore will I speak, that I may have vent: I will open my lips, and make answer. ²¹ I will regard no manner of person, no man will I spare. ²² For if I would go about to please men, I know not how soon my maker would take me away.

²⁹ Turn into your own selves, I pray you: be indifferent judges, and consider my guiltlessness:

² and will say unto God: O do not condemn me; but show me the cause, wherefore thou contendest so with me.

⁷ Whereas, notwithstanding, thou knowest that I am no wicked person, and that there is no man able to deliver me out of thine hand.

¹⁵ Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

⁷ He that is just shall enter disputation with him, and my judge shall deliver me forever.

⁴ while my breath is in me, and as long as the wind that God hath given me is in my nostrils. ⁵ God forbid, that I should grant your cause to be right! As for me, until mine end come will I never go from my innocence. ⁶ My righteous dealing will I keep fast, and not forsake it; for my conscience reproveth me not in all my conversation.

¹¹ When all they that heard me, called me happy, and when all they that saw me, wished me good. ¹² "For I delivered the poor when he cried, and the fatherless that wanted help. ¹³ He that should have been lost, gave me a good word, and the widow's heart praised me. ¹⁴ And why? I put upon me righteousness, which covered me as a garment, and equity was my crown. ¹⁵ I was an eye unto the blind, and a foot to the lame; ¹⁶ I was a father unto the poor, and when I knew not their cause, I sought it out diligently. ¹⁷ I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the spoil out of their teeth.

¹ I made a covenant with mine eyes, that I would not look upon a damsel. ² For how great a portion shall I have of God from above? And what inheritance from the Almighty on high? ³ As for the ungodly and he that joineth himself to the company of wicked doers: shall not destruction and misery come upon him? ⁴ Doth not he see my ways, and tell all my goings? ⁵ If I have cleaved unto vanity, or if my feet have run to deceive, ⁶ let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may see my innocence. ⁷ If so be that I have withdrawn my foot out of the right way, if my heart hath followed mine eyesight, if I have stained or defiled my hands, ⁸ then shall I sow, and another eat; yea, my generation and posterity shall be clean rooted out. ⁹ "If my heart hath lusted after my neighbour's wife, or if I have laid wait at his door: ¹⁰ O then let my wife be another man's harlot and let others lie with her. ¹¹ For this is a wickedness and sin, that is worthy to be punished; ¹² yea, a fire that utterly should consume, and root out all my substance. ¹³ Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me? ¹⁴ But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him? ¹⁵ He that fashioned me in my mother's womb, made he not him also? Were we not both shapen alike in our mother's bodies? ¹⁶ "When the poor desireth anything of me, have I denied it them? Have I caused the widow stand waiting for me in vain? ¹⁷ Have I eaten my portion alone, that the fatherless hath had no part with me? ¹⁸ For mercy grew up with me from my youth, and compassion from my mother's womb. ¹⁹ Have I seen any man perish through nakedness and want of clothing? Or any poor man for lack of raiment, ²⁰ whose sides thanked me not, because he was warmed with the wool of my sheep? ²¹ Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority? ²² Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder, and mine arm holes be broken from the joints. ²³ For I have ever feared the vengeance and punishment of God, and knew very well that I was not able to bear his burden. ²⁴ "Have I put my trust in gold? Or, have I said to the finest gold of all, 'Thou art my confidence?' ²⁵ Have I rejoiced because my substance was great, and because my hand gat so much? ²⁶ Did I ever greatly regard the rising of the sun? Or, had I the going down of the moon in great reputation? ²⁷ Hath my heart meddled privily with any deceit? Or, did I ever kiss mine own hand? ²⁸ That were a wickedness worth to be punished, for then should I have denied the God that is above. ²⁹ Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? Or was I ever glad, that any harm happened to him? Oh no. ³⁰ I never suffered my mouth to do such a sin, as to wish him evil. ³¹ Yet they of mine own household say, 'Who shall let us to have our belly full of his flesh?' ³² I have not suffered a stranger to lie without, but opened my doors unto him. ³³ "Have I kept secret my sin, and hid mine iniquity as Adam did? ³⁴ For if I had feared any great multitude of people, or if I had been despised of the simple; Oh then should I have been afraid. Thus have I quietly spent my life, and not gone out at the door. ³⁵ O that I had one which would hear me. Lo, this is my cause: Let the almighty give me answer, and let him that is my contrary party, sue me with libel. ³⁶ Then shall I take it upon my shoulder, and as a garland about my head. ³⁷ I have told the number of my goings, and delivered them unto him as to a prince. ³⁸ But if cause be that my land cry against me, or that the furrows thereof make any complaint; ³⁹ if I have eaten the fruits thereof unpaid for, yea if I have grieved any of the plowmen; ⁴⁰ then let thistles grow instead of my wheat, and thorns for my barley."

⁹ 'I am clean without any fault, I am innocent, and there is no wickedness in me.

²¹ Uz his eldest son and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of the Syrians,

³ Thinkest thou it well done, to oppress me, to cast me off - being a work of thine hands - and to maintain the counsel of the ungodly?

² "As truly as God liveth, which hath taken away my power from me; and the Almighty, that hath vexed my mind;

⁵ God forbid, that I should grant your cause to be right! As for me, until mine end come will I never go from my innocence.

²¹ Thou art become mine enemy, and with thy violent hand thou takest part against me.

⁵ And why? Job hath said, 'I am righteous, but God doth me wrong.' ⁶ I must needs be a liar, though my cause be right, and violently am I plagued whereas I made no fault.'

¹⁷ May he be made whole, that loveth no right? If thou were a very innocent man, shouldest thou then be punished? ¹⁸ For he is even the same, that knoweth the rebellious kings, and sayeth to princes,

² "Thinkest thou it right, that thou saidst, 'I am righteous before God?'

⁸ Wilt thou disannul my judgment? Or wilt thou condemn me, that thou thyself mayest be made righteous?

⁹ For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me; and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee is fallen upon me.

⁵ And he looked round about on them, angrily mourning on the blindness of their hearts. And said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it out: And his hand was restored, even as whole as the other.

²⁹ He, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, "Who is then my neighbor?"

²⁶ Be angry, but sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

⁶ If thou wouldest live a pure and godly life; should he not wake up unto thee immediately, and give thee the beauty of righteousness again?

³⁴ For the congregation of hypocrites is unfruitful, and the fire shall consume the houses of such as are greedy to receive gifts.

⁵ Is not thy wickedness great, and thine ungracious deeds innumerable? ⁶ Thou hast taken the pledge from thy brethren for naught, and robbed the naked of their clothing; ⁷ To such as were weary, hast thou given no water to drink, and thou hast withdrawn bread from the hungry. ⁸ Should such one then as useth violence, wrong and oppression, doing all things of partiality, and having respect of persons, dwell in the land? ⁹ Thou hast sent widows away empty and oppressed the poor fatherless. ¹⁰ Therefore art thou compassed about with snares on every side, and suddenly vexed with fear. ¹¹ Shouldest thou then see no darkness? Should not the water flood run over thee? ¹² Now because that God is higher than the heavens, and because thou seest the stars are so high, ¹³ wilt thou therefore say, 'Tush, how should God know? Doth his dominion reach beyond the clouds? ¹⁴ Tush, the clouds cover him that he may not see, for he dwelleth in heaven.' ¹⁵ "Well, thou wilt keep the old way, that all wicked men have gone: ¹⁶ which were cut down out of time, and whose foundation was as a running water, ¹⁷ which said unto God, 'Go from us.' And what did the Almighty do with them? ¹⁸ He filled their houses with good things. But the council of the ungodly is far from me. ¹⁹ For with joy shall the godly, and with gladness shall the innocent, ²⁰ see that their increase shall be hewn down, and their posterity consumed with fire. ²¹ "Therefore reconcile thee unto God, and be content, so shall all things prosper with thee right well. ²² Receive the law at his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. ²³ For if thou wilt turn to the Almighty, thou shalt stand fast, and all unrighteousness shall be far from thy dwelling: ²⁴ He shall give thee a harvest, which in plenty and abundance shall exceed the dust of the earth, and the gold of Ophir like river stones. ²⁵ Yea, the Almighty his own self shall be thine harvest, and the heap of thy money. ²⁶ Then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and lift up thy face unto God. ²⁷ Then shalt thou make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt keep thy promises. ²⁸ Then, look what thou takest in hand: he shall make it to prosper with thee, and the light shall shine in thy ways. ²⁹ For who so humbleth himself, him shall he set up: and who so looketh meekly, shall be healed. ³⁰ If thou be innocent, he shall save thee: and through the unguiltiness of thine hands shalt thou be delivered."

²⁵ Is it not so? Who will then reprove me as a liar, and say that my words are nothing worth?"

² "Power and fear is with him above, that maketh peace, sitting in his highness, ³ whose men of war are innumerable, and whose light ariseth over all. ⁴ But how may a man compared unto God be justified? Or, how can he be clean, that is born of a woman? ⁵ Behold, the Moon shineth nothing in comparison to him, and the stars are unclean in his sight. ⁶ How much more then man, that is but corruption, and the son of man, which is but a worm?"

² "O how helpest thou the weak? What comfort givest thou unto him that hath no strength? ³ Where is the counsel that thou shouldest give him, which hath no wisdom? Wilt thou so show thine excellent righteousness? ⁴ Before whom hast thou spoken those words? Who made the breath to come out of the mouth?

¹ So these three men would strive no more with Job, because he held himself a righteous man.

⁵ We have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of debate unto all the Jews throughout the world; And a maintainer of sedition, of the sect of the Nazarenes;

¹³ Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me.

¹¹ For when I had waited till ye made an end of your talking, and heard your wisdom, what arguments you made in your communication; ¹² Yea, when I had diligently pondered what ye said, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Job, or that directly could make answer unto his words,

¹³ He that giveth sentence in a matter before he hear it, is a fool, and worthy to be confounded.

¹⁹ And as soon as he came nigh unto the host and saw the calf and the dancing, his wrath waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hand, and brake them even at the hill foot.

² But Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite of the kindred of Ram, was very sore displeased at Job, that he called himself just before God.

³² Thou shalt rise up before the hoar head and reverence the face of the old man; and dread thy God, for I am the LORD.

²⁸ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the man and was angry with David and said, "Why camest thou away, and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride and the malice of thine heart, that thou art come to see the battle." ²⁹ And David answered, "What have I now done? Is there any more, save a word?" ³⁰ And departed from by him into another front, and spake of the same manner, and the people answered him again, as before.

⁷ Art thou the first man that ever was born? Or, wast thou made before the hills?

¹⁰ With us are old and aged men; yea, such as have lived longer than thy forefathers.

⁷ Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.

¹ Rebuke not an elder: but exhort him as a father, and the younger men as brethren,

⁶ Young men likewise exhort that they be sober minded.

⁵ Likewise, ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder. Submit yourselves every man, one to another. Knit yourselves together in lowliness of mind. For God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.

⁶ And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that stood before Solomon his father, while he yet lived, and said, "What counsel give ye to answer this people withal?" ⁷ And they said unto him, "If thou shalt be a servant unto this people this day and serve them and answer them and speak kind words to them: they will be thy servants forever." ⁸ But he forsook the counsel that the old men had given him, and counselled with the young men that were nourished up with him and had waited on him.

⁸ "Enquire, I pray thee, of them that have been before thee; and search diligently among thy forefathers. ⁹ For we are but of yesterday, and consider not that our days upon earth are but a very shadow. ¹⁰ They shall show thee, they shall tell thee, yea they will gladly confess the same.

¹² "Among old persons there is wisdom, and among the aged is understanding.

¹¹ Come, ye children, and hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. ¹² What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

¹ The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David king of Israel: ² To learn wisdom, instruction, understanding, prudence, ³ righteousness, judgment and equity. ⁴ That the very babes might have wit, and that young men might have knowledge and understanding.

³¹ Age is a crown of worship, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

¹² For when as concerning the time, ye ought to be teachers, yet have ye need again that we teach you the first principles of the word of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat:

³⁹ Wherefore Pharaoh said unto Joseph, "Forasmuch as God hath showed thee all this, there is no man of understanding nor of wisdom like unto thee.

¹² see, I have done according to thy petition. And behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there was none like thee before, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.

²⁸ And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged and feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do justice.

²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much and a large heart, even as the sand along by the sea bank:

¹² "And unto me came the word secretly, and mine ear hath received a little thereof. ¹³ In the fantasies and thoughts of the visions of the night, when sleep cometh on men: ¹⁴ Fear came upon me, and dread, and made all my bones to shake. ¹⁵ And when the wind passed by before my presence it made the hairs of my flesh stand up. ¹⁶ He stood there, and I knew not his face. An image there was, before mine eyes, and in the stillness heard I a voice. ¹⁷ 'Shall man be more just than God? Or shall man be purer than his maker? ¹⁸ Behold, he hath found unfaithfulness among his own servants, and proud disobedience among his angels. ¹⁹ How much more then shall they that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is but earth: which shall be consumed by the moth? ²⁰ They shall be destroyed from morning unto the evening: yea, they shall perish everlastingly, and no man think thereon. ²¹ Is not their dignity taken away with them? They shall die - and not in wisdom.'

⁴ The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the almighty hath given me my life.

¹⁶ he roundeth them in the ears, he informeth them, and showeth them plainly,

¹¹ Which giveth us more understanding than he doth the beasts of the earth, and teacheth us more than the fouls of heaven?'

³⁶ Who giveth sure wisdom or steadfast understanding?

⁶ For it is the LORD that giveth wisdom, out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.

²⁶ He giveth unto man, what it pleaseth him; whether it be wisdom, understanding, or gladness. But unto the sinner he giveth weariness and sorrow, that he may gather and heap together the thing, that afterward shall be given unto him whom it pleaseth God. This is now a vain thing, yea a very disquietness and vexation of mind.

¹⁷ God gave now these four springaldes cunning and learning in all scripture and wisdom: but unto Daniel specially, he gave understanding of all visions and dreams.

²¹ He changeth the times and ages; he putteth down kings, he setteth up kings; he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and understanding to those that understand;

¹⁰ But God hath opened them unto us by his spirit. For the spirit searcheth all things, yea the bottom of God's secrets. ¹¹ For what man knoweth the things of a man: save the spirit of a man which is within him? Even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the spirit of God. ¹² And we have not received the spirit of the world: but the spirit which cometh of God, for to know the things that are given to us of God,

⁸ To one is given, through the spirit, the utterance of wisdom; to another is given the utterance of knowledge by the same spirit;

¹⁶ For all scripture given by inspiration of God, is profitable to teach, to improve, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness,

⁵ If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, which giveth to all men indifferently and casteth no man in the teeth; and it shall be given him.

²⁰ He taketh the verity from out of the mouth, and disappointeth the aged of their wisdom.

¹³ A poor child being wise, is better than an old king that doteth, and cannot beware in time to come.

⁵ Therefore will I go unto their heads and rulers, and talk with them: if they know the way of the LORD, and the judgments of our God." But these, in like manner, have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds in sunder.

²⁵ At that time, Jesus answered and said, "I praise thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast opened them unto babes,

⁴⁸ Doth any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believe on him?

²⁶ Brethren, look on your calling how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many of high degree are called: ²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty.

⁷ but we speak the wisdom of God, which is in secret and lieth hid, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: ⁸ which wisdom none of the rulers of the world knew. For had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

⁶ But ye have despised the poor. Are not the rich they which oppress you: and they which draw you before judges? ⁷ Do not they speak evil of that good name after which ye be named?

²⁵ As concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord: yet give I counsel as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

⁴⁰ But she is happier if she so abide, in my judgement. And I think verily that I have the spirit of God.

²⁷ Lo, this we ourselves have proved by experience, and even this it is. Hearken thou to it also, that thou mayest take heed to thyself."

²¹ Unto me men gave ear, me they regarded, and with silence they tarried for my counsel.

²³ They waited for me, as the earth doth for the rain; and gaped upon me, as the ground doth to receive the latter shower.

⁴ Now tarried Elihu till they had ended their communication with Job: for why? They were elder than he.

¹⁷ The righteous accuseth himself first of all; if his neighbour come, he shall find him.

¹¹ The rich man thinketh himself to be wise; but the poor that hath understanding, can perceive him well enough.

⁹ The same preacher was not wise alone, but taught the people knowledge also: he gave good heed, sought out the ground and set forth many parables. ¹⁰ His diligence was to find out acceptable words, right scripture, and the words of truth.

³ And with Job's three friends he was angry also, because they had found no reasonable answer to overcome him.

⁷ because they would be doctors of the scripture, and yet understand not what they speak, neither whereof they affirm.

²³ that I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a thread or a shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest say 'I have made Abram rich.'

² And the LORD said unto Gideon, "The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel make her vaunt to my dishonour and say, 'Our own hand hath saved us.'

²¹ and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn thither again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; now blessed be the name of the LORD."

¹⁰ But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips.

⁹ With the blast of God they perish, and with the breath of his anger are they consumed away.

⁴ For the arrows of the almighty are in me, whose indignation hath drunk up my spirit, and the terrible fears of God fight against me.

² "Then, no doubt, ye are the men alone; and wisdom shall perish with you.

⁸ Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God, that all wisdom is too little for thee? ⁹ What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, but we can the same? ¹⁰ With us are old and aged men; yea, such as have lived longer than thy forefathers.

⁶ know this then: that it is God which hath handled me so violently, and hath compassed me about with his net.

²¹ Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends! For the hand of God hath touched me.

²¹ Woe be unto them that are wise in their own sight, and think themselves to have understanding.

⁵ Nevertheless, I have ever since the beginning showed thee of things for to come, and declared them unto thee before they came to pass: that thou shouldest not say, "Mine Idol hath done it; my carved or cast image hath showed it."

⁷ And some done now not of old time, whereof thou never heardest before they were brought to pass: that thou cannot say "I knew of them."

²³ Moreover, thus sayeth the LORD, "Let not the wise man rejoice in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength; neither the rich man in his riches.

³ Behold, thou thinkest thyself wiser than Daniel, that there is no secrets hid from thee.

⁷ The LORD shall preserve the tents of Judah, like as afore time: so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the citizens of Jerusalem, shall be but little regarded in comparison of the glory of Judah.

¹¹ Jesus answered, "Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given unto thee from above. Therefore he that delivered me unto thee, is more in sin."

¹⁹ For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent." ²⁰ Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness? ²¹ For when the world, through wisdom, knew not God in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

²⁷ But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty. ²⁸ And vile things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things of no reputation, for to bring to nought things of reputation, ²⁹ that no flesh should rejoice in his presence.

¹⁸ Let no man deceive himself. If any man seem wise among you, let him be a fool in this world, that he may be wise.

²⁴ Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and wherein I have erred, cause me to understand. ²⁵ How steadfast are the words of truth! And which of you can rebuke or reprove them?

²² If I had spoken, they would have it none other ways, my words were so well taken among them.

²³ And then will I knowledge unto them, that I never knew them: 'Depart from me, ye workers of iniquity.'

²² When they heard that, they marveled, and left him and went their way.

²⁶ Likewise the second and the third, unto the seventh:

³⁴ When the Pharisees had heard, how that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they drew together,

⁴⁶ And none of them could answer him again one word. Neither durst any from that day forth, ask him any more questions.

⁵ Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men!

²⁸ Yea, a very fool, when he holdeth his tongue, is counted wise; and to have understanding, when he shutteth his lips.

¹³ Therefore the wise must now be fain to hold his tongue, so wicked a time is it.

¹⁹ Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.

¹⁰ Therefore will I speak also, insofar as I may be heard, and will show you mine opinion.

¹² "Behold, unto these unreasonable words of thine will I make answer. Should God be reproved of man?

³ For thou sayest, 'What advantage will it be unto thee, and what profit shall thou have of my sin?' ⁴ Therefore will I give answer unto thee and thy friends.

³ My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled, and at the last I spoke with my tongue,

⁹ Wherefore, I thought from henceforth not to speak of him, nor to preach anymore in his name. But the word of the LORD was a very burning fire in my heart and in my bones, which when I would have stopped, I might not.

¹⁴ Now when the spirit took me up, and carried me away, I went with a heavy and sorrowful mind, but the hand of the LORD comforted me right soon. ¹⁵ And so in the beginning of the Month Abib, I came to the prisoners that dwelt by the water of Chebar and remained in that place, where they were: And so continued I among them seven days, being very sorry. ¹⁶ And when the seven days were expired, the LORD said unto me, ¹⁷ "Thou son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore take good heed to the words, and give them warning at my commandment. ¹⁸ If I say unto thee, concerning the ungodly man, that without doubt he must die: and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest unto him, that he may turn from his evil way, and so to live - Then shall the same ungodly man die in his own unrighteousness, but his blood will I require of thine hand. ¹⁹ Nevertheless, if thou give warning unto the wicked: and he yet forsake not his ungodliness - Then shall he die in his own wickedness, but thou hast discharged thy soul. ²⁰ "Now if a righteous man go from his righteousness, and do the thing that is evil: I will lay a stumbling block before him, and he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning - Yea, die shall he in his own sin, so that the virtue which he did before shall not be thought upon, but his blood will I require of thine hand. ²¹ Nevertheless, if thou exhortest the righteous, that he sin not, and so the righteous do not sin - then shall he live, because he hath received thy warning, and thou hast discharged thy soul." ²² And there came the hand of the LORD upon me, and he said unto me, "Stand up and go into the field, that I may there talk with thee." ²³ So when I had risen up, and gone forth into the field: Behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, like as I saw it afore, by the waters of Chebar. Then fell I down upon my face, ²⁴ and the spirit came in to me, which set me up upon my feet, and said thus unto me, "Go thy way, and shut thyself in thine house. ²⁵ Behold, O thou son of man, there shall chains be brought for thee, to bind thee withal, so that thou shalt not escape out of them. ²⁶ And I will make thy tongue cleave so to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and not be as a chider with them: for it is an obstinate household. ²⁷ But when I speak unto thee, then open thy mouth, and say, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: whoso heareth, let him hear; who so will not, let him leave.' For it is an obstinate household."

²⁰ For we cannot but speak that which we have seen and heard."

¹³ For if we be too fervent, to God are we too fervent: if we keep measure, for your cause keep we measure. ¹⁴ For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, if one be dead for all, that then are all dead:

¹⁷ Neither do men put new wine into old vessels: for then the vessels break, and the wine runneth out, and the vessels perish: but they pour new wine into new vessels, and so are both saved together."

¹³ "Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.

¹⁹ What is he that will go to law with me? For if I hold my tongue, I shall die.

² "For the same cause do my thoughts compel me to answer. And why? My mind is tossed here and there.

³ Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.

⁶ Give ear, for I will speak of great matters, and open my lips to tell things that be right. ⁷ For my throat shall be talking of the truth, and my lips abhor ungodliness.

¹⁵ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.

¹⁷ See that ye know no man in judgment: but hear the small as well as the great and be afraid of no man, for the judgment is God's. And the cause that is too hard for you, bring unto me and I will hear it.'

¹⁹ Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.

¹⁷ Then thine handmaid said, 'I pray God that the word of my lord the king may be immutable. For my lord the king is as an angel of God, in hearing of good or bad.' And therefore the LORD thy God be with thee."

²⁰ And the turning of my tale another way, that made thy servant Joab. And so I see that my lord is wise, even as an angel of God, to understand all things that are in the earth."

⁸ Will ye accept the person of God, or will ye contend with him?

¹⁰ He shall punish you, and reprove you, if ye do secretly accept any person.

¹⁹ 'Ungodly men are ye.' He hath none respect unto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the rich more than the poor. For they be all the work of his hands.

²³ These are also the sayings of the wise. It is not good to have respect of any person in judgment.

¹⁶ And they sent unto him their disciples with Herod's servants, saying, "Master, we know that thou art true, and that thou teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man, for thou considerest not men's estate.

²² And the people gave a shout, saying, "It is the voice of a god and not of a man." ²³ And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the honour, and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

² When Paul was called forth; Tertullus began to accuse him saying, "Seeing that we live in great quietness by the means of thee and that many good things are done unto this nation through thy providence: ³ that allow we ever and in all places, most mighty Felix with all thanks.

⁵ He promiseth his friends part of his good, but his own children spend it.

² They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart. ³ The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things,

⁵ Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet.

¹⁰ Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.

⁵ Neither was our conversation at any time with flattering words — as ye well know — neither in cloaked covetousness, God is record: