Job 34
1 Moreover Elihu answered,
Moreouer Elihu answered, and saide,
2 “Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Heare my wordes, ye wise men, and hearken vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.
3 For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
For the eare tryeth the words, as the mouth tasteth meate.
4 Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know amongst ourselves what is good.
Let vs seeke iudgement among vs, and let vs knowe among our selues what is good.
5 For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.
For Iob hath saide, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement.
6 Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
Should I lye in my right? my wound of the arrowe is grieuous without my sinne.
7 What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
What man is like Iob, that drinketh scornfulnesse like water?
8 who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
Which goeth in the companie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?
9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
For he hath saide, It profiteth a man nothing that he should walke with God.
10 “Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of wisedome, God forbid that wickednesse should be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
11 For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
For he will render vnto man according to his worke, and cause euery one to finde according to his way.
12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
And certainely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almightie peruert iudgement.
13 Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
Whome hath he appointed ouer the earth beside him selfe? or who hath placed the whole worlde?
14 If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
If he set his heart vpon man, and gather vnto him selfe his spirit and his breath,
15 all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall returne vnto dust.
16 “If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
And if thou hast vnderstanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.
17 Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? and wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?
18 who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
Wilt thou say vnto a King, Thou art wicked? or to princes, Ye are vngodly?
19 He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
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 In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
They shall die suddenly, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and they shall passe foorth and take away the mightie without hand.
21 “For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.
23 For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgement.
For he will not lay on man so much, that he should enter into iudgement with God.
24 He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
He shall breake the mightie without seeking, and shall set vp other in their stead.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Therefore shall he declare their works: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the seers,
27 because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,
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 that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
31 “For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
Surely it appertaineth vnto God to say, I haue pardoned, I will not destroy.
32 Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
But if I see not, teach thou me: if I haue done wickedly, I will doe no more.
33 Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
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 Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken vnto me.
35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neyther were his wordes according to wisedome.
36 I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
I desire that Iob may be tryed, vnto the ende touching the answeres for wicked men.
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands amongst us, and multiplies his words against God.”
For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne: he clappeth his handes among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God.
