Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,
2 Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.
3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
6 Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.
7 What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?
8 And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?
9 For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
11 For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.
12 Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
13 Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?
14 If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
15 All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.
16 If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.
17 Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?
18 Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
19 [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.
How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.
23 For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.
24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.
25 Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,
27 Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;
And when he giueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be vpon nations, or vpon a man onely?
30 That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
31 For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
32 What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.
33 Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.
Wil he performe the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued it, because that thou hast chosen, and not I. now speake what thou knowest.
34 Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.
36 Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!
I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.
