Job 34

1 And Elius continued, and said,

And Elihu answers and says:

2 Hear me, you wise men; listen, you that have knowledge.

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

3 For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.

For the ear tries words, And the palate tastes to eat.

4 Let us choose judgement to ourselves: let us know amount ourselves what is right.

Let us choose judgment for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.

5 For Job has said, I am righteous: the Lord has removed my judgement.

For Job has said, I have been righteous, And God has turned aside my right,

6 And he has erred in my judgement: my wound is severe without unrighteousness [of mine].

Against my right do I lie? My arrow [is] mortal—without transgression.

7 What man is as Job, drinking scorning like water?

Who [is] a man like Job? He drinks scoffing like water,

8 [saying], I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the ungodly.

And he has traveled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.

9 For you should not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas [there is] a visitation on him from the Lord.

For he has said, It does not profit a man When he delights himself with God.

10 Therefore hear me, you that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the almighty.

Therefore, O men of heart, listen to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And [from] the Mighty to do perverseness,

11 Yes, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.

For He repays the work of man to him, And according to the path of each He causes him to find.

12 And think you that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgement?

Indeed, truly, God does not do wickedly, And the Mighty does not pervert judgment.

13 And who is he that made [the whole world] under heaven, and all things therein?

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

14 For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself;

If He sets His heart on him, [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,

15 all flesh would die together, and every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed.

All flesh expires together, And man returns to dust.

16 Take heed lest he rebuke [you]: hear this, listen to the voice of words.

And if [there is] understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

17 Behold then the one that hates iniquities, and that destroys the wicked, who is for ever just.

Indeed, does one hating justice govern? Or do you condemn the Most Just?

18 [He is] ungodly that says to a king, You are a transgressor, [that says] to princes, O most ungodly one.

Who has said to a king, Worthless, To princes, Wicked?

19 [Such a one] as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.

That has not accepted the person of princes, Nor has known the rich before the poor, For all of them [are] a work of His hands.

20 But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside [from their right].

[In] a moment they die, And at midnight people shake, And they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.

21 For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.

For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And He sees all his steps.

22 Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.

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

23 For he will not lay upon a man more [than right].

For He does not permit man anymore, To go to God in judgment,

24 For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number.

He breaks the mighty—no searching! And He appoints others in their stead.

25 Who discovers their works, and will bring night about [upon them], and they shall be brought low.

Therefore He knows their works, And He has overturned by night, And they are bruised.

26 And he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him.

As wicked He has struck them, In the place of beholders.

27 Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,

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

28 so as to bring before him the cry of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor.

To cause to come to Him The cry of the poor, And He hears the cry of the afflicted.

29 And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether [it be done] against a nation, or against a man also:

And He gives rest, and who makes wrong? And hides the face, and who beholds it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, [It is] the same.

30 causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people.

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

31 For [there is] one that says to the Mighty One, I have received [blessings]; I will not take a pledge:

For has any said to God: I have taken away, I do not do corruptly,

32 I will see apart from myself: do you show me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do [so] any more.

Besides [that which] I see, You show me, If I have done iniquity—I do not add?

33 Will he take vengeance for it on you, whereas you will put [it] far [from you]? for you shall choose, and not I; and what you know, speak you.

Does He repay by you, that you have refused—That you choose, and not I? And what you have known, speak.

34 Because the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word.

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is listening to me:

35 But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not [uttered] with knowledge.

Job—he does not speak with knowledge, And his words [are] not with wisdom.

36 Howbeit do you learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:

My Father! Let Job be tried—to victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,

37 that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if [we] speak many words before the Lord.

For he adds to his sin, He vomits transgression among us, And multiplies his sayings to God.”