Job 34

1Moreover Elihu answered and said,

1And Elihu answereth and saith:

1And Elihu made answer and said,

2Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

2Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

2Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;

3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.

3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

3For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

4Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

4Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what <FI>is<Fi> good.

4Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

5For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:

5For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

5For Job has said, I am upright, and it is God who has taken away my right;

6Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is incurable, though I amwithout transgression.

6Against my right do I lie? Mortal <FI>is<Fi> mine arrow--without transgression.'

6Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.

7What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,

7Who <FI>is<Fi> a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,

7What man is like Job, a man who freely makes sport of God,

8Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

8And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.

8And goes in the company of evil-doers, walking in the way of sinners?

9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

9For he hath said, `It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'

9For he has said, It is no profit to a man to take delight in God.

10Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, And from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

10Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And <FI>from<Fi> the Mighty to do perverseness:

10Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.

11For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

11For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

11For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

12Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

12Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.

12Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

13Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

13Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

13Who put the earth into his care, or made him responsible for the world?

14If he set his heart upon himself, Ifhe gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

14If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.

14If he made his spirit come back to him, taking his breath into himself again,

15All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.

15Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.

15All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.

16If nowthou hastunderstanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.

16And if <FI>there is<Fi> understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

16If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.

17Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?—

17Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

17How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

18Himthat saith to a king, Thou art vile, Orto nobles, Ye arewicked;

18Who hath said to a king--`Worthless,' Unto princes--`Wicked?'

18He who says to a king, You are an evil-doer; and to rulers, You are sinners;

19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

19That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands <FI>are<Fi> all of them.

19Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

20In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

20<FI> In<Fi> a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

20Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.

21For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

21For His eyes <FI>are<Fi> on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

21For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.

22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

22There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;

22There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

23For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

23For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

23For he does not give man a fixed time to come before him to be judged.

24He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.

24He breaketh the mighty--no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.

24He sends the strong to destruction without searching out their cause, and puts others in their place.

25Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

25Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

25For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed.

26He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

26As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.

26The evil-doers are broken by his wrath, he puts his hand on them with force before the eyes of all onlookers.

27Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:

27Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

27Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

28To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

28So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

29When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

29And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, <FI>It is<Fi> the same.

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30That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.

30From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;

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31For hath any said unto God, I have bornechastisement, I will not offend any more:

31For unto God hath any said: `I have taken away, I do not corruptly,

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32That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

32Besides <FI>that which<Fi> I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done--I do not add?'

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33Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.

33By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused--That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.

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34Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

34Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

34Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,

35Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

35Job--not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words <FI>are<Fi> not with wisdom.

35Job's words do not come from knowledge; they are not the fruit of wisdom.

36Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.

36My Father! let Job be tried--unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,

36May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.

37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.

37For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.

37For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.