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1 Then Elihu continued and said, Then Elihu answered and said: Then Elihu said:
2 “Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who understand. “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 ear tests words As the palate tastes food. for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.
4 “Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us understand among ourselves 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 “For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my right; 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 Should I lie about my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without wrongdoing.’ 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 “What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water, What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
8 Who goes in company with the workers of injustice, And walks with wicked people? who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.
9 “For he has said, ‘It is of no use to a man When he becomes friends 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 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do evil, And from the Almighty to do wrong. “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 repays a person for his work, And lets things happen in correspondence to a man’s behavior. 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 “God certainly will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice. 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 gave Him authority over the earth? And who has placed the whole world on Him? 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 were to determine to do so, If He were to gather His spirit and His breath to Himself, 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 Humanity would perish together, And mankind would return to 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 “But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words. “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. “If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say.
17 “Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One, 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 Who says to a king, ‘You worthless one,’ To nobles, ‘You wicked one’; 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 Who shows no partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the work of His hands? 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 a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the powerful are taken away without a hand. 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 are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps. “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 darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves. 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 He does not need to consider a person further, That he should go before God in judgment. 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 breaks in pieces the mighty without investigation, And sets others in their place. 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 He knows their deeds, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed. 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 “He strikes them like the wicked In a public place, 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 turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways, 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 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He would hear the cry of the afflicted— 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 keeps quiet, who can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can look at Him, That is, regarding both nation and a person?— 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 “So that godless people would not rule, Nor be snares for the people. 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 “For has anyone said to God, ‘I have endured punishment; I will not offend anymore; “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 Teach me what I do not see; If I have done wrong, I will not do it again’? 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 “Shall God repay on your terms, because you have rejected His? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know. 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 “Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears 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 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.’ Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
36 ‘Oh that Job were tested to the limit, Because he answers like sinners. 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 ‘For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words 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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