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Job 32 / Basic English

1. So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.
2. And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;
3. And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.
4. Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;
5. And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.
6. And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.
7. I said to myself, It is right for the old to say what is in their minds, and for those who are far on in years to give out wisdom.
8. But truly it is the spirit in man, even the breath of the Ruler of all, which gives them knowledge.
9. It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.
10. So I say, Give ear to me, and I will put forward my knowledge.
11. I was waiting for your words, I was giving ear to your wise sayings; while you were searching out what to say,
12. I was taking note; and truly not one of you was able to make clear Job's error, or to give an answer to his words.
13. Take care that you do not say, Wisdom is here; God may overcome him, but not man.
14. I will not put forward words like these, or make use of your sayings in answer to him.
15. Fear has overcome them, they have no more answers to give; they have come to an end of words.
16. And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?
17. I will give my answer; I will put forward my knowledge:
18. For I am full of words, I am unable to keep in my breath any longer:
19. My stomach is like wine which is unable to get out; like skins full of new wine, it is almost burst.
20. Let me say what is in my mind, so that I may get comfort; let me give answer with open mouth.
21. Let me not give respect to any man, or give names of honour to any living.
22. For I am not able to give names of honour to any man; and if I did, my Maker would quickly take me away.

Job 33 / Basic English

1. And now, O Job, give ear to my words, and take note of all I say.
2. See, now my mouth is open, my tongue gives out words.
3. My heart is overflowing with knowledge, my lips say what is true.
4. The spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Ruler of all gives me life.
5. If you are able, give me an answer; put your cause in order, and come forward.
6. See, I am the same as you are in the eyes of God; I was cut off from the same bit of wet earth.
7. Fear of me will not overcome you, and my hand will not be hard on you.
8. But you said in my hearing, and your voice came to my ears:
9. I am clean, without sin; I am washed, and there is no evil in me:
10. See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;
11. He puts chains on my feet; he is watching all my ways.
12. Truly, in saying this you are wrong; for God is greater than man.
13. Why do you put forward your cause against him, saying, He gives no answer to any of my words?
14. For God gives his word in one way, even in two, and man is not conscious of it:
15. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep comes on men, while they take their rest on their beds;
16. Then he makes his secrets clear to men, so that they are full of fear at what they see;
17. In order that man may be turned from his evil works, and that pride may be taken away from him;
18. To keep back his soul from the underworld, and his life from destruction.
19. Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;
20. He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;
21. His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...
22. And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.
23. If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him;
24. And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
25. Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength;
26. He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;
27. He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.
28. He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure.
29. Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times,
30. Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
31. Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.
32. If you have anything to say, give me an answer; for it is my desire that you may be judged free from sin.
33. If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

Romans 14 / Basic English

1. Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings.
2. One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food.
3. Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.
4. Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.
5. This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.
6. He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God.
7. For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself.
8. As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's.
9. And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living.
10. But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.
11. For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.
12. So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.
13. Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.
14. I am conscious of this, and am certain in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself; but for the man in whose opinion it is unclean, for him it is unclean.
15. And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.
16. Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:
17. For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
18. And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.
19. So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.
20. Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.
21. It is better not to take meat or wine or to do anything which might be a cause of trouble to your brother.
22. The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.
23. But he who is in doubt is judged if he takes food, because he does it not in faith; and whatever is not of faith is sin.