Job 34
1 and to answer Elihu and to say
Then Elihu continued,
2 to hear: hear wise speech my and to know to listen to/for me
“Listen to my words, you men who say you are wise; pay attention to what I'm saying you who think you know.
3 for ear speech to test and palate to perceive to/for to eat
The ear distinguishes words just as the palate distinguishes foods.
4 justice to choose to/for us to know between: among us what? pleasant
Let us discern for ourselves what is right: let us decide among ourselves what is good.
5 for to say Job to justify and God to turn aside: remove justice my
Job said, ‘I am innocent, and God has denied me justice.
6 upon justice my to lie be incurable arrow my without transgression
Even though I'm right, I'm treated like a liar; I am dying from my wounds, even though I've done nothing wrong.’
7 who? great man like/as Job to drink derision like/as water
Has there ever been a man like Job with such a thirst for ridiculing others?
8 and to journey to/for company with to work evil: wickedness and to/for to go: walk with human wickedness
He keeps company with wicked people; he associates with those who do evil.
9 for to say not be useful great man in/on/with to accept he with God
He's even said, ‘What benefit is there in being God's friend?’
10 to/for so human heart to hear: hear to/for me forbid to/for God from wickedness and Almighty from injustice
So listen to me, you men of understanding! It's impossible for God to do evil and the Almighty to do wrong.
11 for work man to complete to/for him and like/as way man to find him
He pays people back for what they've done, and treats them as they deserve.
12 also truly God not be wicked and Almighty not to pervert justice
It's absolutely sure that God doesn't act wickedly; the Almighty would never pervert justice.
13 who? to reckon: overseer upon him land: country/planet [to] and who? to set: put world all her
Who put him in charge of the earth? Who gave him the responsibility for all the world?
14 if to set: make to(wards) him heart his spirit his and breath his to(wards) him to gather
If he were to withdraw his spirit, if he were to take back his breath,
15 to die all flesh together and man upon dust to return: return
all living things would immediately die and human beings would return to dust.
16 and if understanding to hear: hear [emph?] this to listen [emph?] to/for voice: message speech my
If you have understanding then hear this; pay attention to what I'm saying.
17 also to hate justice to saddle/tie and if: surely no righteous mighty be wicked
Do you really think someone who hated justice could govern? Are you going to condemn Almighty God who always does what is right?
18 to say to/for king Belial: worthless wicked to(wards) noble
He's the one who tells kings, ‘You're useless!’ or says to nobles, ‘You're wicked!’
19 which not to lift: kindness face: kindness ruler and not to recognize rich to/for face: before poor for deed: work hand his all their
He doesn't think more of the rich than the poor, for they are all people he himself made.
20 moment to die and middle night to shake people and to pass and to turn aside: remove mighty: strong not in/on/with hand
They die in a moment; at midnight they shudder and pass away; the mighty are gone without effort.
21 for eye his upon way: conduct man: anyone and all step his to see: see
For he watches what they're doing and sees everywhere they go.
22 nothing darkness and nothing shadow to/for to hide there to work evil: wickedness
There is no darkness so deep where people who do evil can hide themselves from him.
23 for not upon man to set: consider still to/for to go: went to(wards) God in/on/with justice: judgement
God doesn't need to examine anyone in any greater detail that they should come before him for judgment.
24 to shatter mighty not search and to stand: stand another underneath: instead them
He brings down the mighty without needing an investigation; he sets up others in their place.
25 to/for so to recognize work their and to overturn night and to crush
Knowing what they've done he overthrows them in a night and destroys them.
26 underneath: because of wicked to slap them in/on/with place to see: see
He strikes them down for their wickedness in public where they can be seen
27 which upon so to turn aside: turn aside from after him and all way: conduct his not be prudent
because they turned away from following him, disregarding all his ways.
28 to/for to come (in): come upon him cry poor and cry afflicted to hear: hear
They made the poor call out to him, and he heard the cries of the oppressed.
29 and he/she/it to quiet and who? be wicked and to hide face and who? to see him and upon nation and upon man unitedness
Yet if God wants to remain silent, who can condemn him? If he chooses to hide his face, who can see him? Whether it concerns a nation or an individual,
30 from to reign man profane from snare people
a person who rejects God should not rule so they don't mislead people.
31 for to(wards) God to say to lift: bear not to destroy
If you were to say to God, ‘I have sinned, but I won't do bad things any more.
32 beside to see you(m. s.) to show me if injustice to work not to add: again
Show me what I cannot see. If I have done wrong, I won't do it again,’
33 from from with you to complete her for to reject for you(m. s.) to choose and not I and what? to know to speak: promise
then should God reward you for following your own opinions since you have rejected his? You're the one who has to choose, not me! Tell us what you think.
34 human heart to say to/for me and great man wise to hear: hear to/for me
For people who understand—those who are wise who have heard what I said—will tell me,
35 Job not in/on/with knowledge to speak: speak and word his not in/on/with be prudent
‘Job doesn't know what he's talking about. What he says doesn't make any sense.’
36 oh that! to test Job till perpetuity upon turn in/on/with human evil: wickedness
If only Job were thoroughly condemned because he speaks like evil people do.
37 for to add upon sin his transgression between us to slap and to multiply word his to/for God
Now he has added rebellion to his sins; he claps his hands at us, making long speeches full of accusations against God.”
