Job 34
1 And Elihu answers and says:
Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,
2 “Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.
Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.
3 For the ear tries words, And the palate tastes to eat.
For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves, 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 has said, I have been righteous, And God has turned aside my right,
For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
6 Against my right do I lie? My arrow [is] mortal—without transgression.
Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.
7 Who [is] a man like Job? He drinks scoffing like water,
What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?
8 And he has traveled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.
Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?
9 For he has said, It does not profit a man When he delights himself with God.
For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
10 Therefore, O men of heart, listen to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And [from] the Mighty to do perverseness,
Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
11 For He repays the work of man to him, And according to the path of each He causes him to find.
For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.
12 Indeed, truly, God does not do wickedly, And the Mighty does not pervert judgment.
And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
13 Who has inspected for Himself the earth? And who has placed all the habitable world?
Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?
14 If He sets His heart on him, [If] He gathers His Spirit and His breath to Himself,
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
15 All flesh expires together, And man returns to dust.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.
16 And if [there is] 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 Indeed, does one hating justice govern? Or do you condemn the Most Just?
Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?
18 Who has said to a king, Worthless, To princes, Wicked?
Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
19 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.
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, And at midnight people shake, And they pass away, And they remove the mighty 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] on the ways of each, And He sees all his steps.
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;
There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.
23 For He does not permit man anymore, To go to God in judgment,
For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.
24 He breaks the mighty—no searching! And He appoints others in their stead.
He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.
25 Therefore He knows their works, And He has overturned by night, And they are bruised.
Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.
26 As wicked He has struck them, In the place of beholders.
He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,
27 Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And have considered none of His ways,
Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
28 To cause to come to Him The cry of the poor, And He hears 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 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.
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 From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
31 For has any said to God: I have taken away, I do not do corruptly,
Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
32 Besides [that which] I see, You show me, If I have done iniquity—I do not add?
But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.
33 Does He repay by you, that you have refused—That you choose, and not I? And what you have known, speak.
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 Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is listening to me:
Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.
35 Job—he does not speak with knowledge, And his words [are] not with wisdom.
Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.
36 My Father! Let Job be tried—to victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,
I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.
37 For he adds to his sin, He vomits transgression among us, And multiplies his sayings to God.”
For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.
