< Job 34 >
1 And he answered Elihu and he said.
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 Hear O wise [men] words my and O [those who] know give ear to me.
Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 For [the] ear words it tests and [the] palate it tastes to eat.
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth meat.
4 Justice let us choose for ourselves let us recognize between ourselves what? [is] good.
Let us choose for us that which is right: let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 For he has said Job I am righteous and God he has taken away right my.
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right:
6 On right my will I lie? [is] incurable arrow my not transgression.
Notwithstanding my right I am [accounted] a liar; my wound is incurable, [though I am] without transgression.
7 Who? [is] a man like Job he drinks mockery like water.
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
8 And he travels for company with doers of evil and to walk with people of wickedness.
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9 For he has said not it profits a man when is pleased he with God.
For he hath said, it profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 Therefore - O people of heart listen to me far be it to God from wickedness and [the] Almighty from unrighteousness.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
11 For [the] work of a person he will repay to him and according to [the] way of a person he will make find him.
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12 Also truly God not he acts wickedly and [the] Almighty not he perverts justice.
Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Who? did he assign on him [the] earth towards and who? did he put [the] world all of it.
Who gave him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 If he will set to it heart his spirit his and breath his to himself he will gather.
If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15 It will expire all flesh together and humankind to dust it will return.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 And if understanding hear! this give ear! to [the] sound of words my.
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17 ¿ Also [one who] hates justice will he govern and or? [the] righteous [one] [the] mighty [one] will you condemn as guilty.
Shall even one that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is just [and] mighty?
18 ¿ To say to a king worthless person wicked [one] to noble [people].
Is it [fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] vile? [or] to nobles, [Ye are] wicked?
19 Who not he lifts up - [the] faces of princes and not he regards a rich person before a poor [person] for [are the] work of hands his all of them.
[How much less to] him that respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
20 A moment - they die and [the] middle of [the] night they are shaken a people so they may pass away and people may remove [the] mighty not by a hand.
In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
21 For eyes his [are] on [the] ways of everyone and all steps his he sees.
For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There not [is] darkness and there not [is] deep darkness to hide themselves there [those who] do wickedness.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For not on a person he will appoint again to go to God in judgment.
For he needeth not further to consider a man, that he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks mighty [ones] not inquiry and he appointed others in place of them.
He breaketh in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, and setteth others in their stead.
25 Therefore he is acquainted with deeds their and he overthrows [them] night so they may be crushed.
Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 In place of wicked [people] he slaps them in a place of [those who] see.
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27 That there-fore they turned aside from after him and all ways his not they considered.
Because they turned aside from following him, and would not have regard to any of his ways:
28 To cause to come to him [the] outcry of [the] poor and [the] outcry of afflicted [people] he heard.
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 And he he will keep quiet - and who? will he condemn [him] as guilty and he may hide face and who? will he observe him and over a nation and over a person alike.
When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man, alike:
30 From reigning a person godless from snares of a people.
That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.
31 For to God ¿ has anyone said I have borne not I will act corruptly.
For hath any said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
32 Apart from [that which] I see O you instruct me if unrighteousness I have done not I will repeat.
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?
33 ¿ From with you will he repay it if you have rejected for you you will choose and not I and what? do you know speak.
Shall his recompence be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? for thou must choose, and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
34 People of heart they will say to me and a man wise [who] listens to me.
Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:
35 Job not with knowledge he speaks and words his not [are] with insight.
Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom.
36 Would that! he will be tested Job until perpetuity on answers among people of wickedness.
Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
37 For he adds to sin his transgression between us he claps and he multiplies words his to God.
For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.