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And there is also another reason which obligates the thing to be according to the discussed order, and it is that if the verse had [gone according] to the order desired by the silly ones, and that is that it would state that He created land and He created water, etc., it would have sounded as if He created them each, on its own; and according to the truth, it is not like that. And didn't you know that God has no desire for 'the speaker of lies and it cannot be established in front of His eyes.' And how could the 'beginning of His words,' God forbid, begin with words that are not correct? For this [reason], He spoke truth[fully about] the manner of the creation; as 'straight are the paths of God and the righteous will walk upon them' to thank and magnify the Creator, may He be blessed, and they will say to God, 'how awesome are your deeds.'

• In the first of these, Elihu reveals the true cause of Job’s suffering: that it was a trial. He explains the whole matter fully and shows how God’s ways were justified by it (Hosea 14:10). Elihu finally reveals everything, even what was written in the Prologue concerning Satan’s challenge. And with this the argument is settled.

[When these two portions are read together, the Haftorah from Nizavim is read. When Shabbat Shuvah occurs, the following Haftorah is read. “Return O Israel, to the Lord your God” [Hosea, 14:2]. This haftorah is also found in Vayishlach.¹Genesis, 32:4–36:43. Read it until “stumble on them” [Hosea, 14:10] and then begin here.]²Shabbat Shuvah is the Sabbath between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Regardless of which Torah portion is being read, the Haftorah that is read is always “Return O Israel.”