Job 34
1 Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,
And Elihu answereth and saith:
2 Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.
Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.
3 For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
4 Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.
Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
5 For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
6 Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.
Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow — without transgression.'
7 What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?
Who [is] a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,
8 Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?
And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.
9 For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'
10 Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And [from] the Mighty to do perverseness:
11 For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.
For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.
12 And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
13 Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?
Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?
14 If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.
Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.
16 And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.
And if [there is] understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.
17 Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?
Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?
18 Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
Who hath said to a king — 'Worthless,' Unto princes — 'Wicked?'
19 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.
That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands [are] all of them.
20 They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.
[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
21 For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
22 There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.
There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;
23 For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.
For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,
24 He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.
He breaketh the mighty — no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.
25 Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.
Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,
As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.
27 Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,
28 So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.
To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.
29 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?
And 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, [It is] the same.
30 Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
31 Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
For unto God hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
32 But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.
Besides [that which] I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done — I do not add?'
33 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.
By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused — That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.
34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.
Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.
35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.
Job — not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words [are] not with wisdom.
36 I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.
My Father! let Job be tried — unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,
37 For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.
For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.
