< Job 34 >

1 And he answered Elihu and he said.
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
2 Hear O wise [men] words my and O [those who] know give ear to me.
Hear my words, O all of you wise men; and give ear unto me, all of you that have knowledge.
3 For [the] ear words it tests and [the] palate it tastes to eat.
For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.
4 Justice let us choose for ourselves let us recognize between ourselves what? [is] good.
Let us choose to us judgment: 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 has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my judgment.
6 On right my will I lie? [is] incurable arrow my not transgression.
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
7 Who? [is] a man like Job he drinks mockery like water.
What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?
8 And he travels for company with doers of evil and to walk with people of wickedness.
Which goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men.
9 For he has said not it profits a man when is pleased he with God.
For he has said, It profits 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 all of you 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, surely 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 has given him a charge over the earth? or who has 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 return unto dust.
16 And if understanding hear! this give ear! to [the] sound of words my.
If now you have 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 he that hates right govern? and will you condemn him that is most just?
18 ¿ To say to a king worthless person wicked [one] to noble [people].
Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? and to princes, All of you are ungodly?
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 accepts not the persons of princes, nor regards 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 shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be 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 man, and he sees all his activities.
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 will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
24 He breaks mighty [ones] not inquiry and he appointed others in place of them.
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their position.
25 Therefore he is acquainted with deeds their and he overthrows [them] night so they may be crushed.
Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns 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 strikes 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 back from him, and would not consider 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 cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he hears 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 gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
30 From reigning a person godless from snares of a people.
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31 For to God ¿ has anyone said I have borne not I will act corruptly.
Surely it is meet to be 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 you me: if I have done iniquity, I will do 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.
Should it be according to your mind? he will recompense it, whether you refuse, or whether you choose; and not I: therefore speak what you know.
34 People of heart they will say to me and a man wise [who] listens to me.
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job not with knowledge he speaks and words his not [are] with insight.
Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
36 Would that! he will be tested Job until perpetuity on answers among people of wickedness.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
37 For he adds to sin his transgression between us he claps and he multiplies words his to God.
For he adds rebellion unto his sin, he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.

< Job 34 >