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(Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Elihu said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Elihu said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Elihu answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore Elihu answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Elihu further answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Elihu continued and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Elihu answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Elihu continued <i>his discourse</i> and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued, saying: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover Elihu answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elihu said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover Elihu answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Elihu continued to speak [to Job and his friends],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Elihu continued speaking, and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Elihu answered: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Elihu answered,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Furthermore Elihu answered and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover Elihu answered, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Elihu answers and says:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Elihu answereth and saith:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Elihu will answer and say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Eliu continued his discourse, and said : <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After proclaiming these things, Eliu now had this to say:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Elihu answered and said: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Elihu continued and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />MOREOVER Elihu continued and said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Elihu answered and said:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover Elihu answered and said:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elius continued, and said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/34-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=5182" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/34.htm">Elihu Confirms God's Justice</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/453.htm" title="453: ’ĕ·lî·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or deliyhuwh; from 'el and huw'; God of him; Elihu, the name of one of Job's friends, and of three Israelites.">Then Elihu</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">continued:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>“Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-1.htm">Job 33:1-3</a></span><br />“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words. / Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue. / My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/32-6.htm">Job 32:6-10</a></span><br />So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know. / I thought that age should speak, and many years should teach wisdom. / But there is a spirit in a man, the breath of the Almighty, that gives him understanding. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Job 35:1-3</a></span><br />And Elihu went on to say: / “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’ / For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-1.htm">Job 36:1-4</a></span><br />And Elihu continued: / “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. / I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5-7</a></span><br />let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel / by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. / The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-1.htm">Proverbs 2:1-6</a></span><br />My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, / if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, / if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-1.htm">Proverbs 8:1-4</a></span><br />Does not wisdom call out, and understanding raise her voice? / On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand. / Beside the gates to the city, at the entrances she cries out: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-18.htm">Isaiah 1:18</a></span><br />“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-21.htm">Isaiah 41:21</a></span><br />“Present your case,” says the LORD. “Submit your arguments,” says the King of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-4.htm">Isaiah 50:4</a></span><br />The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-15.htm">Matthew 11:15</a></span><br />He who has ears, let him hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-9.htm">Matthew 13:9</a></span><br />He who has ears, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-23.htm">Mark 4:23</a></span><br />If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-8.htm">Luke 8:8</a></span><br />Still other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-35.htm">Luke 14:35</a></span><br />It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Furthermore Elihu answered and said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/29-1.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/job/32-6.htm">Elihu</a> <a href="/job/32-5.htm">Eli'hu</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/job/31-11.htm">Moreover</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/35-1.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/job/35-1.htm">Elihu</a> <a href="/job/35-1.htm">Eli'hu</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-16.htm">Furthermore</a> <a href="/job/35-1.htm">Moreover</a><div class="vheading2">Job 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-1.htm">Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-10.htm">God omnipotent cannot be unjust</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-31.htm">Man must humble himself unto God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/34-34.htm">Elihu reproves Job</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Elihu continued:</b><br>Elihu is a relatively young character who appears in the Book of Job, chapters 32-37. His speeches are significant because they offer a different perspective from Job's three friends, Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. Elihu's name means "He is my God," which may suggest his role as a divinely inspired speaker. His speeches are often seen as a bridge between the dialogues of Job and his friends and the divine speeches that follow. Elihu's role is to prepare the way for God's response, emphasizing God's justice and sovereignty.<br><br>Elihu's continuation of speech indicates that he is not satisfied with the previous arguments presented by Job's friends or Job himself. His speeches are marked by a youthful zeal and a desire to defend God's righteousness. Elihu's approach is more direct and confrontational, and he claims to speak with wisdom and understanding given by God. This sets the stage for the divine discourse that follows, where God Himself addresses Job.<br><br>In the broader biblical context, Elihu's speeches can be seen as a precursor to the wisdom literature found in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, where the fear of the Lord and the pursuit of wisdom are central themes. Elihu's emphasis on God's justice and power aligns with the teachings found in these books.<br><br>Elihu's speeches also foreshadow the coming of Christ, who is the ultimate revelation of God's wisdom and justice. In the New Testament, Jesus is described as the wisdom of God (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>), and Elihu's role as a mediator who speaks on behalf of God can be seen as a type of Christ, who intercedes for humanity.<br><br>Overall, Elihu's continuation of speech serves as a critical turning point in the Book of Job, setting the stage for the divine revelation that follows and highlighting the themes of divine justice, wisdom, and the limitations of human understanding.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elihu.htm">Elihu</a></b><br>A young man who speaks in the Book of Job, offering a different perspective from Job's three older friends. He is introduced as the son of Barakel the Buzite, of the family of Ram. Elihu's speeches are found in <a href="/bsb/job/32.htm">Job 32-37</a>, where he attempts to defend God's justice and challenge Job's self-righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>The central figure of the Book of Job, a man described as blameless and upright, who faces severe trials and suffering. Job's account is set in the land of Uz, and he is known for his patience and faithfulness amidst adversity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/discourse.htm">Discourse</a></b><br>Elihu's speeches are a series of discourses where he addresses Job and his friends, offering his insights on Job's suffering and God's justice. Elihu's discourse in chapter 34 is part of his larger argument that God is just and that human beings should trust in His wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_youth_in_wisdom.htm">The Role of Youth in Wisdom</a></b><br>Elihu, though younger, offers a fresh perspective. This teaches us that wisdom is not confined to age and that God can use anyone to convey His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_justice.htm">Understanding God's Justice</a></b><br>Elihu's discourse challenges us to trust in God's justice, even when it is not immediately apparent. We are reminded that God's ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Elihu's speeches encourage humility before God. We should approach God with a humble heart, acknowledging our limited understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_different_perspectives.htm">Listening to Different Perspectives</a></b><br>Elihu's contribution to the dialogue in Job shows the value of listening to different perspectives, especially when seeking to understand complex issues like suffering and divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trusting in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Elihu emphasizes God's sovereignty, reminding us to trust in His control over all circumstances, even when we face trials.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god's_justice_align_with_destruction.htm">Job 34:12 - Elihu insists God always acts justly; how does this align with texts describing God commanding destruction (e.g., Joshua 6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_job's_spirit_broken_in_17_1.htm">In Job 17:1, how can Job claim his spirit is broken if he continues to speak and survive throughout the rest of the narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_unchecked_injustice.htm">In Job 24:1, why does God allow human injustice to continue unchecked, contradicting His supposed omnipotence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_injustice_to_persist.htm">In Psalm 94:9, it says God hears and sees all; why then do injustices appear to persist unchecked in our world?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>XXXIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Furthermore Elihu.</span>--Elihu here hardly makes good the profession with which he starts, for he begins immediately to accuse Job in no measured language. Elihu makes, indeed, a great profession of wisdom, and expressly addresses himself to the wise (<a href="/job/34-2.htm" title="Hear my words, O you wise men; and give ear to me, you that have knowledge.">Job 34:2</a>), and insists upon the necessity of discrimination (<a href="/context/job/34-3.htm" title="For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes meat.">Job 34:3-4</a>). It is to be observed that Job himself had given utterance to much the same sentiment in <a href="/job/12-11.htm" title="Does not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?">Job 12:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-37.</span> - In this chapter Elihu turns from Job to those whom he addresses as "wise men" (ver. 2), or "men of understanding" (ver. 10). Whether these are Job's three special friends, or others among the company which had perhaps gathered to hear the debate, is uncertain. He makes the subject of his address to them Job's conduct - scarcely a polite thing to do in Job's presence. Job, he says, has scorned God and charged him with injustice (vers. 5-9). He will vindicate him. This he proceeds to do in vers. 10-30. He then points out what Job's course ought to be (vers. 31-33), and winds up by an appeal to the "men of understanding" to endorse his condemnation of Job as a sinner and a rebel (vers. 34-37). <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1, 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Furthermore Elihu answered and said, Hear my words, O ye wise men</span>. Having, as he may have thought, reduced Job to silence by the fame of his reasonings, Elihu, wishing to carry with him the general consent of his audience, makes an appeal to them, or, at any rate, to the wise among them, to judge Job's conduct and pronounce upon it. It is probable, as Schultens remarks, that a considerable number of influential persons had by this time collected together to hear the discussion which was going on. To these Elihu specially addresses himself: <span class="cmt_word">Give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/34-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Elihu</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִיה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_453.htm">Strong's 453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elihu -- 'He is (my) God', five Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continued</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֥עַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said:</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/34-1.htm">Job 34:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/34-1.htm">OT Poetry: Job 34:1 Moreover Elihu answered (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/33-33.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 33:33"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 33:33" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/34-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 34:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 34:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>