Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

Smoke streams from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning rushes.

Fire resides in his tent; over his residence burning sulfur is scattered.

“While he is filling his belly, God sends his burning anger against him, and rains down his blows upon him.

While this one was still speaking, another messenger arrived and said, “The fire of God has fallen from heaven and has burned up the sheep and the servants – it has consumed them! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”

My skin has turned dark on me; my body is hot with fever.

Out of its mouth go flames, sparks of fire shoot forth!

For it is a fire that devours even to Destruction, and it would uproot all my harvest.

Then Elihu son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, became very angry. He was angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.

But when Elihu saw that the three men had no further reply, he became very angry.

but people are born to trouble, as surely as the sparks fly upward.

He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots and he will depart by the breath of God’s mouth.

With Job’s three friends he was also angry, because they could not find an answer, and so declared Job guilty.

When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place.

For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of those who accept bribes.

“Yes, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; his flame of fire does not shine.

By the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food.

When the days of their feasting were finished, Job would send for them and sanctify them; he would get up early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s customary practice.

After the Lord had spoken these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My anger is stirred up against you and your two friends, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.

So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.”