1 Ke uElifazi waseTeman waphendula wathi:
2 “Uthi isilumko singaze sitsho ngembudede enje?Singathi kanti sihlalele ukubhodla umoya wasempuma?
3 Wawusibona phi isilumko esibhibhidla kanje xa sixoxayo,esisuka sizithethelele ngamazwi ayimfeketho njengawe lo?
4 Wena ngoku uyakuphuthisa ukuthobela uThixo;ngale ndlela yakho akukho bani ongaphinda anxulumane noThixo.
5 Ukuthetha kwakho sekulawulwa bubugwenxa;ulwimi lwakho luvuza amaqhinga.