Job 34
1 Then Elihu continued,
and to answer Elihu and to say
2 “Listen to my words, you men who say you are wise; pay attention to what I'm saying you who think you know.
to hear: hear wise speech my and to know to listen to/for me
3 The ear distinguishes words just as the palate distinguishes foods.
for ear speech to test and palate to perceive to/for to eat
4 Let us discern for ourselves what is right: let us decide among ourselves what is good.
justice to choose to/for us to know between: among us what? pleasant
5 Job said, ‘I am innocent, and God has denied me justice.
for to say Job to justify and God to turn aside: remove justice my
6 Even though I'm right, I'm treated like a liar; I am dying from my wounds, even though I've done nothing wrong.’
upon justice my to lie be incurable arrow my without transgression
7 Has there ever been a man like Job with such a thirst for ridiculing others?
who? great man like/as Job to drink derision like/as water
8 He keeps company with wicked people; he associates with those who do evil.
and to journey to/for company with to work evil: wickedness and to/for to go: walk with human wickedness
9 He's even said, ‘What benefit is there in being God's friend?’
for to say not be useful great man in/on/with to accept he with God
10 So listen to me, you men of understanding! It's impossible for God to do evil and the Almighty to do wrong.
to/for so human heart to hear: hear to/for me forbid to/for God from wickedness and Almighty from injustice
11 He pays people back for what they've done, and treats them as they deserve.
for work man to complete to/for him and like/as way man to find him
12 It's absolutely sure that God doesn't act wickedly; the Almighty would never pervert justice.
also truly God not be wicked and Almighty not to pervert justice
13 Who put him in charge of the earth? Who gave him the responsibility for all the world?
who? to reckon: overseer upon him land: country/planet [to] and who? to set: put world all her
14 If he were to withdraw his spirit, if he were to take back his breath,
if to set: make to(wards) him heart his spirit his and breath his to(wards) him to gather
15 all living things would immediately die and human beings would return to dust.
to die all flesh together and man upon dust to return: return
16 If you have understanding then hear this; pay attention to what I'm saying.
and if understanding to hear: hear [emph?] this to listen [emph?] to/for voice: message speech my
17 Do you really think someone who hated justice could govern? Are you going to condemn Almighty God who always does what is right?
also to hate justice to saddle/tie and if: surely no righteous mighty be wicked
18 He's the one who tells kings, ‘You're useless!’ or says to nobles, ‘You're wicked!’
to say to/for king Belial: worthless wicked to(wards) noble
19 He doesn't think more of the rich than the poor, for they are all people he himself made.
which not to lift: kindness face: kindness ruler and not to recognize rich to/for face: before poor for deed: work hand his all their
20 They die in a moment; at midnight they shudder and pass away; the mighty are gone without effort.
moment to die and middle night to shake people and to pass and to turn aside: remove mighty: strong not in/on/with hand
21 For he watches what they're doing and sees everywhere they go.
for eye his upon way: conduct man: anyone and all step his to see: see
22 There is no darkness so deep where people who do evil can hide themselves from him.
nothing darkness and nothing shadow to/for to hide there to work evil: wickedness
23 God doesn't need to examine anyone in any greater detail that they should come before him for judgment.
for not upon man to set: consider still to/for to go: went to(wards) God in/on/with justice: judgement
24 He brings down the mighty without needing an investigation; he sets up others in their place.
to shatter mighty not search and to stand: stand another underneath: instead them
25 Knowing what they've done he overthrows them in a night and destroys them.
to/for so to recognize work their and to overturn night and to crush
26 He strikes them down for their wickedness in public where they can be seen
underneath: because of wicked to slap them in/on/with place to see: see
27 because they turned away from following him, disregarding all his ways.
which upon so to turn aside: turn aside from after him and all way: conduct his not be prudent
28 They made the poor call out to him, and he heard the cries of the oppressed.
to/for to come (in): come upon him cry poor and cry afflicted to hear: hear
29 Yet if God wants to remain silent, who can condemn him? If he chooses to hide his face, who can see him? Whether it concerns a nation or an individual,
and he/she/it to quiet and who? be wicked and to hide face and who? to see him and upon nation and upon man unitedness
30 a person who rejects God should not rule so they don't mislead people.
from to reign man profane from snare people
31 If you were to say to God, ‘I have sinned, but I won't do bad things any more.
for to(wards) God to say to lift: bear not to destroy
32 Show me what I cannot see. If I have done wrong, I won't do it again,’
beside to see you(m. s.) to show me if injustice to work not to add: again
33 then should God reward you for following your own opinions since you have rejected his? You're the one who has to choose, not me! Tell us what you think.
from from with you to complete her for to reject for you(m. s.) to choose and not I and what? to know to speak: promise
34 For people who understand—those who are wise who have heard what I said—will tell me,
human heart to say to/for me and great man wise to hear: hear to/for me
35 ‘Job doesn't know what he's talking about. What he says doesn't make any sense.’
Job not in/on/with knowledge to speak: speak and word his not in/on/with be prudent
36 If only Job were thoroughly condemned because he speaks like evil people do.
oh that! to test Job till perpetuity upon turn in/on/with human evil: wickedness
37 Now he has added rebellion to his sins; he claps his hands at us, making long speeches full of accusations against God.”
for to add upon sin his transgression between us to slap and to multiply word his to/for God
