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1 And Elihu will answer and say, Then Elihu answered and said: Then Elihu said:
2 Hear, ye wise, my words; and ye knowing, give ear to me. “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 will try words, and the palate will taste of food. for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. For the ear tests words as the tongue tastes food.
4 We will choose to us judgment: we shall know between 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 said, I was just: and God removed my judgment. 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 Shall I speak falsehood against my judgment? mine arrow was desperate without transgression. 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 as Job he will drink scoffing as water? What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, Is there anyone like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
8 Going for company with those working iniquity, and to go with men of injustice? who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? He keeps company with evildoers; he associates with the wicked.
9 For he said, It will not profit a man in delighting himself 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 For this, ye men of heart, hear to me: far be it to God from doing evil; and the Almighty from iniquity. “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 the work of man shall he recompense to him, and a man shall find himself according to his way. 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 Also surely God will not do evil, and the Almighty will not pervert judgment. 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 committed to him the earth? and who set up the habitable globe all of it? 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 will set his heart to him, he will gather his spirit and his breath to him; 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 flesh shall expire together, and man shall turn back 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 If now understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice 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 Also shall he hating judgment, rule? and if thou wilt condemn the just 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 Saying to the king, Wickedness; (Belial) to nobles, Injustice. 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 accepted not the face of chiefs, and looked not upon the rich one before the poor: for his hand made all of them. 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 shall they die, and the middle of the night shall the people be moved and pass away: and the mighty shall be removed with not 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 man, and he will see 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 Not darkness and not the shadow of death for those working iniquity to hide there. 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 will not yet set upon man to go to 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 shall break in pieces the mighty, not searching out, and he will set others in their stead. 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 For this he will know their work, and he turned the night, and they will be 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 struck them for the unjust in the place of those seeing; 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 Who therefore turned away from after him, and they consider not all 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 To cause the cry of the poor one to come to him, and he will hear the cry of the humble. 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 And he will give quiet, and who shall disturb? and he will hide the face, and who shall look upon him? and against a nation and against man wholly: 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 From the reigning of the profane man from the people being 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 For he said to God, I was lifted up, I will pervert no more. “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 Besides I shall see thou wilt teach it to me: if I did iniquity, I will not add. 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 Is it with thee? he will requite it, if thou didst refuse, if thou shalt choose, and not I: and what thou knewest, speak. 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 heart will say to me, and a wise man heard to 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 will speak not with knowledge, and his word not with understanding. ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.’ Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’
36 My father, Job shall be tried even to the end, for turning back with men of iniquity. 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 He will add rebellion to his sin; he will clap between us, and he will multiply his words to 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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