Job 34 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Elihu proceeding in his aunswere, sayde: Then Elihu answered and said: Then Elihu said:
2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding: “Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; “Hear my words, you wise men; listen to me, you men of learning.
3 For the eare discerneth wordes, and the mouth tasteth the meates. for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.
4 As for iudgement, let vs seke it out among our selues, that we may knowe what is good. Let us choose what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good. Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
5 And why? Iob hath sayd, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my iudgement. For Job has said, ‘I am in the right, and God has taken away my right; “Job says, ‘I am innocent, but God denies me justice.
6 In my right I shoulde be a lyer: my wounde is incurable without my fault. in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ Although I am right, I am considered a liar; although I am guiltless, his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’
7 Where is there such a one as Iob, that drinketh vp scornefulnesse like water? What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
8 Which goeth in the companie of wicked doers, and walketh with vngodly men? who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.
9 For he hath sayde, It profiteth a man nothing that he shoulde walke with God. For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.’ For he says, ‘There is no profit in trying to please God.’
10 Therfore hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding: farre be it from God that he shoulde meddle with wickednesse, & farre be it from the almightie that he shoulde meddle with vnrighteous dealing. “Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. “So listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty to do wrong.
11 For he shall rewarde man after his workes, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes. For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. He repays everyone for what they have done; he brings on them what their conduct deserves.
12 Sure it is that God wil not do wickedly, neither wyll the almightie paruert iudgement. Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. It is unthinkable that God would do wrong, that the Almighty would pervert justice.
13 Who ruleth the earth but he? or who hath placed the whole world? Who gave him charge over the earth, and who laid on him the whole world? Who appointed him over the earth? Who put him in charge of the whole world?
14 If he set his heart vpon man and gather vnto hym selfe his spirite and his breath, If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath,
15 All fleshe shall come to naught at once, and all men shall turne againe vnto dust. all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.
16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes: “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
17 May he be a ruler that loueth not right? or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly? Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One?
18 Is it reason that thou shouldest say to the king, Thou art wicked, or thou art vngodly, and that before the princes? who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’
19 God hath no respect vnto the persons of the lordly, and regardeth not the riche more then the poore: for they be al the worke of his handes. who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
20 In the twinckling of an eye shall they dye, and at midnight when the people and the tirantes rage, then shall they perishe, & be taken away without handes. In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
21 For his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goinges. “For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. “His eyes are on the ways of mortals; he sees their every step.
22 There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him. There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. There is no deep shadow, no utter darkness, where evildoers can hide.
23 For God wil not lay vpon man more then he hath sinned, that he should enter into iudgement with him. For God has no need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment. God has no need to examine people further, that they should come before him for judgment.
24 He shall destroy the mightie without seeking, and shall set other in their steede. He shatters the mighty without investigation and sets others in their place. Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place.
25 Therefore shall he declare their workes: he shall turne the night, and they shalbe destroyed. Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed.
26 The vngodly doth he punishe openly, He strikes them for their wickedness in a place for all to see, He punishes them for their wickedness where everyone can see them,
27 Because they tourned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes: because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways, because they turned from following him and had no regard for any of his ways.
28 Insomuch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and now he heareth the complaint of such as are in trouble. so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted— They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy.
29 When he geueth quietnesse, who can make trouble? and when he hydeth his face, who can beholde him? whether it be vpon nations, or vpo one man onely: When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?— But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over individual and nation alike,
30 Because the hypocrite doth raigne, because the people are snared. that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.
31 Surely of God onely it can be saide, I haue pardoned, I wyll not destroy. “For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more; “Suppose someone says to God, ‘I am guilty but will offend no more.
32 If I haue gone amisse, enfourme thou me: If I haue done wrong, I wyll leaue of. teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’? Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’
33 Wyll he perfourme the thing through thee? for thou hast reproued his iudgement, thou also hast thyne owne minde, and not I: But speake on what thou knowest. Will he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know.
34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wyse man hearken vnto me. Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: “Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me,
35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neither were his wordes according to wysdome. ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.’ Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
36 O father, let Iob be well tryed, because he hath aunswered for wicked men: Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man!
37 Yea aboue his sinne he doth wickedly, triumpheth among vs, and multiplieth his wordes against God. For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.” To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.”
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