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Job 34

Young's Literal Translation YLT

1 And Elihu answereth and saith:

2 Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

3 For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

4 Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.

5 For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

6 Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow -- without transgression.'

7 Who [is] a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,

8 And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.

9 For he hath said, `It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'

10 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 the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.

12 Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.

13 Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?

14 If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.

15 Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.

16 And if [there is] understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

17 Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?

18 Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?'

19 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 [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] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.

22 There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;

23 For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,

24 He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.

25 Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.

26 As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.

27 Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

28 To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

29 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 From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;

31 For unto God hath any said: `I have taken away, I do not corruptly,

32 Besides [that which] I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'

33 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 heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

35 Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words [are] not with wisdom.

36 My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,

37 For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB

1 Then Elihu continued, saying:

2 Hear my words, you wise men, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.

3 Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

4 Let us judge for ourselves what is right; let us decide together what is good.

5 For Job has declared, "I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.

6 Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression."

7 What man is like Job? He drinks derision like water.

8 He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men.

9 For he has said, "A man gains nothing when he becomes God's friend."

10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. It is impossible for God [to do] wrong, and [for] the Almighty [to act] unjustly.

11 For He repays a person [according to] his deeds, and He brings his ways on him.

12 Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

13 Who gave Him authority over the earth? Who put Him in charge of the entire world?

14 If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He [gave],

15 every living thing would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

16 If you [have] understanding, hear this; listen to what I have to say.

17 Could one who hates justice govern [the world]? Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,

18 who says to a king, "Worthless man!" and to nobles, "Wicked men!"?

19 God is not partial to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

20 They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort.

21 For His eyes [watch] over a man's ways, and He observes all his steps.

22 There is no darkness, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.

23 God does not [need to] examine a person further, that one should approach Him in court.

24 He shatters the mighty without an investigation and sets others in their place.

25 Therefore, He recognizes their deeds and overthrows [them] by night, and they are crushed.

26 In full view of the public, He strikes them for their wickedness,

27 because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His ways

28 but caused the poor to cry out to Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

29 But when God is silent, who can declare [Him] guilty? When He hides [His] face, who can see Him? Yet He [watches] over both individuals and nations,

30 so that godless men should not rule or ensnare the people.

31 Suppose someone says to God, "I have endured [my punishment]; I will no [longer] act wickedly.

32 Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I won't do it again."

33 Should God repay [you] on your terms when you have rejected [His]? You must choose, not I! So declare what you know.

34 Reasonable men will say to me, along with the wise men who hear me,

35 "Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight."

36 If only Job were tested to the limit, because [his] answers are [like] those of wicked men.

37 For he adds rebellion to his sin; he [scornfully] claps in our presence, while multiplying his words against God.