Job 34

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:

ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιους λέγει

2 Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

ἀκούσατέ μου σοφοί ἐπιστάμενοι ἐνωτίζεσθε τὸ καλόν

3 For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

ὅτι οὖς λόγους δοκιμάζει καὶ λάρυγξ γεύεται βρῶσιν

4 Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good.

κρίσιν ἑλώμεθα ἑαυτοῖς γνῶμεν ἀνὰ μέσον ἑαυτῶν ὅ τι καλόν

5 For Job hath said: 'I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right;

ὅτι εἴρηκεν Ιωβ δίκαιός εἰμι ὁ κύριος ἀπήλλαξέν μου τὸ κρίμα

6 Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

ἐψεύσατο δὲ τῷ κρίματί μου βίαιον τὸ βέλος μου ἄνευ ἀδικίας

7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

τίς ἀνὴρ ὥσπερ Ιωβ πίνων μυκτηρισμὸν ὥσπερ ὕδωρ

8 Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

οὐχ ἁμαρτὼν οὐδὲ ἀσεβήσας ἢ ὁδοῦ κοινωνήσας μετὰ ποιούντων τὰ ἄνομα τοῦ πορευθῆναι μετὰ ἀσεβῶν

9 For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.'

μὴ γὰρ εἴπῃς ὅτι οὐκ ἔσται ἐπισκοπὴ ἀνδρός καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ αὐτῷ παρὰ κυρίου

10 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.

διό συνετοὶ καρδίας ἀκούσατέ μου μή μοι εἴη ἔναντι κυρίου ἀσεβῆσαι καὶ ἔναντι παντοκράτορος ταράξαι τὸ δίκαιον

11 For the work of a man will He requite unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

ἀλλὰ ἀποδιδοῖ ἀνθρώπῳ καθὰ ποιεῖ ἕκαστος αὐτῶν καὶ ἐν τρίβῳ ἀνδρὸς εὑρήσει αὐτόν

12 Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

οἴῃ δὲ τὸν κύριον ἄτοπα ποιήσειν ἢ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ταράξει κρίσιν

13 Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

ὃς ἐποίησεν τὴν γῆν τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν καὶ τὰ ἐνόντα πάντα

14 If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath;

εἰ γὰρ βούλοιτο συνέχειν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα παρ’ αὐτῷ κατασχεῖν

15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust.

τελευτήσει πᾶσα σὰρξ ὁμοθυμαδόν πᾶς δὲ βροτὸς εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσεται ὅθεν καὶ ἐπλάσθη

16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this; hearken to the voice of my words.

εἰ δὲ μὴ νουθετῇ ἄκουε ταῦτα ἐνωτίζου φωνὴν ῥημάτων

17 Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty —

ἰδὲ σὺ τὸν μισοῦντα ἄνομα καὶ τὸν ὀλλύντα τοὺς πονηροὺς ὄντα αἰώνιον δίκαιον

18 Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'? —

ἀσεβὴς ὁ λέγων βασιλεῖ παρανομεῖς ἀσεβέστατε τοῖς ἄρχουσιν

19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.

ὃς οὐκ ἐπῃσχύνθη πρόσωπον ἐντίμου οὐδὲ οἶδεν τιμὴν θέσθαι ἁδροῖς θαυμασθῆναι πρόσωπα αὐτῶν

20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.

κενὰ δὲ αὐτοῖς ἀποβήσεται τὸ κεκραγέναι καὶ δεῖσθαι ἀνδρός ἐχρήσαντο γὰρ παρανόμως ἐκκλινομένων ἀδυνάτων

21 For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.

αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁρατής ἐστιν ἔργων ἀνθρώπων λέληθεν δὲ αὐτὸν οὐδὲν ὧν πράσσουσιν

22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

οὐδὲ ἔσται τόπος τοῦ κρυβῆναι τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὰ ἄνομα

23 For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment.

ὅτι οὐκ ἐπ’ ἄνδρα θήσει ἔτι ὁ γὰρ κύριος πάντας ἐφορᾷ

24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.

ὁ καταλαμβάνων ἀνεξιχνίαστα ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός

25 Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.

ὁ γνωρίζων αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα καὶ στρέψει νύκτα καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται

26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

ἔσβεσεν δὲ ἀσεβεῖς ὁρατοὶ δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ

27 Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;

ὅτι ἐξέκλιναν ἐκ νόμου θεοῦ δικαιώματα δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν

28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted.

τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν κραυγὴν πένητος καὶ κραυγὴν πτωχῶν εἰσακούσεται

29 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;

καὶ αὐτὸς ἡσυχίαν παρέξει καὶ τίς καταδικάσεται καὶ κρύψει πρόσωπον καὶ τίς ὄψεται αὐτόν καὶ κατὰ ἔθνους καὶ κατὰ ἀνθρώπου ὁμοῦ

30 That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people.

βασιλεύων ἄνθρωπον ὑποκριτὴν ἀπὸ δυσκολίας λαοῦ

31 For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not;

ὅτι πρὸς τὸν ἰσχυρὸν ὁ λέγων εἴληφα οὐκ ἐνεχυράσω

32 That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'?

ἄνευ ἐμαυτοῦ ὄψομαι σὺ δεῖξόν μοι εἰ ἀδικίαν ἠργασάμην οὐ μὴ προσθήσω

33 Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest.

μὴ παρὰ σοῦ ἀποτείσει αὐτήν ὅτι ἀπώσῃ ὅτι σὺ ἐκλέξῃ καὶ οὐκ ἐγώ καὶ τί ἔγνως λάλησον

34 Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me:

διὸ συνετοὶ καρδίας ἐροῦσιν ταῦτα ἀνὴρ δὲ σοφὸς ἀκήκοέν μου τὸ ῥῆμα

35 'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.'

Ιωβ δὲ οὐκ ἐν συνέσει ἐλάλησεν τὰ δὲ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐν ἐπιστήμῃ

36 Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ μάθε Ιωβ μὴ δῷς ἔτι ἀνταπόκρισιν ὥσπερ οἱ ἄφρονες

37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

ἵνα μὴ προσθῶμεν ἐφ’ ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν ἀνομία δὲ ἐφ’ ἡμῖν λογισθήσεται πολλὰ λαλούντων ῥήματα ἐναντίον τοῦ κυρίου