He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.

Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.

God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know mine integrity.

If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.

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

If I rejoice because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;

If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.

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

I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion.

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.