איוב 34

1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,

2 שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִֽי׃

Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

3 כִּי־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל׃

For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.

4 מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה־לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃

Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.

5 כִּֽי־אָמַר אִיּוֹב צָדַקְתִּי וְאֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃

For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.

6 עַל־מִשְׁפָּטִי אֲכַזֵּב אָנוּשׁ חִצִּי בְלִי־פָֽשַׁע׃

Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.

7 מִי־גֶבֶר כְּאִיּוֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה־לַּעַג כַּמָּֽיִם׃

What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?

8 וְאָרַח לְחֶבְרָה עִם־פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן וְלָלֶכֶת עִם־אַנְשֵׁי־רֶֽשַׁע׃

Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?

9 כִּֽי־אָמַר לֹא יִסְכָּן־גָּבֶר בִּרְצֹתוֹ עִם־אֱלֹהִֽים׃

For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.

10 לָכֵן ׀ אַנֲשֵׁי לֵבָב שִׁמְעוּ לִי חָלִלָה לָאֵל מֵרֶשַׁע וְשַׁדַּי מֵעָֽוֶל׃

Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.

11 כִּי פֹעַל אָדָם יְשַׁלֶּם־לוֹ וּֽכְאֹרַח אִישׁ יַמְצִאֶֽנּוּ׃

For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.

12 אַף־אָמְנָם אֵל לֹֽא־יַרְשִׁיעַ וְשַׁדַּי לֹֽא־יְעַוֵּת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.

13 מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו אָרְצָה וּמִי שָׂם תֵּבֵל כֻּלָּֽהּ׃

Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?

14 אִם־יָשִׂים אֵלָיו לִבּוֹ רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ אֵלָיו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃

If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,

15 יִגְוַע כָּל־בָּשָׂר יָחַד וְאָדָם עַל־עָפָר יָשֽׁוּב׃

All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.

16 וְאִם־בִּינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּאת הַאֲזִינָה לְקוֹל מִלָּֽי׃

And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.

17 הַאַף שׂוֹנֵא מִשְׁפָּט יַחֲבוֹשׁ וְאִם־צַדִּיק כַּבִּיר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ׃

Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?

18 הַאֲמֹר לְמֶלֶךְ בְּלִיָּעַל רָשָׁע אֶל־נְדִיבִֽים׃

Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?

19 אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר־שׁוֹעַ לִפְנֵי־דָל כִּֽי־מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּֽם׃

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 רֶגַע ׀ יָמֻתוּ וַחֲצוֹת לָיְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁוּ עָם וְיַעֲבֹרוּ וְיָסִירוּ אַבִּיר לֹא בְיָֽד׃

They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.

21 כִּי־עֵינָיו עַל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ וְֽכָל־צְעָדָיו יִרְאֶֽה׃

For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.

22 אֵֽין־חֹשֶׁךְ וְאֵין צַלְמָוֶת לְהִסָּתֶר שָׁם פֹּעֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃

There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.

23 כִּי לֹא עַל־אִישׁ יָשִׂים עוֹד לַהֲלֹךְ אֶל־אֵל בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.

24 יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים לֹא־חֵקֶר וַיַּעֲמֵד אֲחֵרִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃

He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.

25 לָכֵן יַכִּיר מַעְבָּֽדֵיהֶם וְהָפַךְ לַיְלָה וְיִדַּכָּֽאוּ׃

Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.

26 תַּֽחַת־רְשָׁעִים סְפָקָם בִּמְקוֹם רֹאִֽים׃

He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,

27 אֲשֶׁר עַל־כֵּן סָרוּ מֵֽאַחֲרָיו וְכָל־דְּרָכָיו לֹא הִשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃

Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:

28 לְהָבִיא עָלָיו צַֽעֲקַת־דָּל וְצַעֲקַת עֲנִיִּים יִשְׁמָֽע׃

So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.

29 וְהוּא יַשְׁקִט ׀ וּמִי יַרְשִׁעַ וְיַסְתֵּר פָּנִים וּמִי יְשׁוּרֶנּוּ וְעַל־גּוֹי וְעַל־אָדָם יָֽחַד׃

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 מִמְּלֹךְ אָדָם חָנֵף מִמֹּקְשֵׁי עָֽם׃

Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

31 כִּֽי־אֶל־אֵל הֶאָמַר נָשָׂאתִי לֹא אֶחְבֹּֽל׃

Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.

32 בִּלְעֲדֵי אֶחֱזֶה אַתָּה הֹרֵנִי אִֽם־עָוֶל פָּעַלְתִּי לֹא אֹסִֽיף׃

But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.

33 הַֽמֵעִמְּךָ יְשַׁלְמֶנָּה כִּֽי־מָאַסְתָּ כִּי־אַתָּה תִבְחַר וְלֹא־אָנִי וּֽמַה־יָדַעְתָּ דַבֵּֽר׃

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 אַנְשֵׁי לֵבָב יֹאמְרוּ לִי וְגֶבֶר חָכָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִֽי׃

Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.

35 אִיּוֹב לֹא־בְדַעַת יְדַבֵּר וּדְבָרָיו לֹא בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃

Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.

36 אָבִי יִבָּחֵן אִיּוֹב עַד־נֶצַח עַל־תְּשֻׁבֹת בְּאַנְשֵׁי־אָֽוֶן׃

I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.

37 כִּי יֹסִיף עַֽל־חַטָּאתוֹ פֶשַׁע בֵּינֵינוּ יִסְפּוֹק וְיֶרֶב אֲמָרָיו לָאֵֽל׃

For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.