New American Standard Bible 1995 | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
1Then Elihu continued and said, | 1Then Elihu continued, saying: |
2"Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know. | 2Hear my words, you wise men, and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones. |
3"For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food. | 3Doesn't the ear test words as the palate tastes food? |
4"Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good. | 4Let us judge for ourselves what is right; let us decide together what is good. |
5"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right; | 5For Job has declared, "I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice. |
6Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' | 6Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression." |
7"What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water, | 7What man is like Job? He drinks derision like water. |
8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? | 8He keeps company with evildoers and walks with wicked men. |
9"For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.' | 9For he has said, "A man gains nothing when he becomes God's friend." |
10"Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. | 10Therefore 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 pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way. | 11For He repays a person according to his deeds, and He brings his ways on him. |
12"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice. | 12Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice. |
13"Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laid on Him the whole world? | 13Who gave Him authority over the earth? Who put Him in charge of the entire world? |
14"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, | 14If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He gave, |
15All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust. | 15every living thing would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. |
16"But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words. | 16If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I have to say. |
17"Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One, | 17Could one who hates justice govern the world? Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One, |
18Who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' To nobles, 'Wicked ones'; | 18who says to a king, "Worthless man!" and to nobles, "Wicked men!"? |
19Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands? | 19God is not partial to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands. |
20"In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand. | 20They die suddenly in the middle of the night; people shudder, then pass away. Even the mighty are removed without effort. |
21"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps. | 21For His eyes watch over a man's ways, and He observes all his steps. |
22"There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. | 22There is no darkness, no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves. |
23"For He does not need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment. | 23God does not need to examine a person further, that one should approach Him in court. |
24"He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. | 24He shatters the mighty without an investigation and sets others in their place. |
25"Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed. | 25Therefore, He recognizes their deeds and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed. |
26"He strikes them like the wicked In a public place, | 26In full view of the public, He strikes them for their wickedness, |
27Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways; | 27because they turned aside from following Him and did not understand any of His ways |
28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted-- | 28but caused the poor to cry out to Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. |
29When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?-- | 29But 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, |
30So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people. | 30so that godless men should not rule or ensnare the people. |
31"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore; | 31Suppose someone says to God, "I have endured my punishment; I will no longer act wickedly. |
32Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again '? | 32Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I won't do it again." |
33"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know. | 33Should God repay you on your terms when you have rejected His? You must choose, not I! So declare what you know. |
34"Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears me, | 34Reasonable men will say to me, along with the wise men who hear me, |
35'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. | 35"Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight." |
36'Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men. | 36If 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 claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.'" | 37For he adds rebellion to his sin; he scornfully claps in our presence, while multiplying his words against God. |
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