The Book of Job 34 |
The Darby Online Bible (DBY) |
Job 34:1 | Moreover Elihu answered and said, |
Job 34:2 | Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. |
Job 34:3 | For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food. |
Job 34:4 | Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good! |
Job 34:5 | For Job hath said, I am righteous, and ùGod hath taken away my judgment: |
Job 34:6 | Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression. |
Job 34:7 | What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water, |
Job 34:8 | And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. |
Job 34:9 | For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God. |
Job 34:10 | Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from ùGod, and wrong from the Almighty! |
Job 34:11 | For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way. |
Job 34:12 | Yea, surely, ùGod acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment. |
Job 34:13 | Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world? |
Job 34:14 | If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath, |
Job 34:15 | All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust. |
Job 34:16 | If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words! |
Job 34:17 | Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just? |
Job 34:18 | Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked? |
Job 34:19 | [How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands. |
Job 34:20 | In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand. |
Job 34:21 | For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps. |
Job 34:22 | There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. |
Job 34:23 | For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before ùGod in judgment. |
Job 34:24 | He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead; |
Job 34:25 | Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed. |
Job 34:26 | He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others, |
Job 34:27 | Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways; |
Job 34:28 | So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. |
Job 34:29 | When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike; |
Job 34:30 | That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared. |
Job 34:31 | For hath he said unto ùGod, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend; |
Job 34:32 | What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more? |
Job 34:33 | Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest. |
Job 34:34 | Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me: |
Job 34:35 | Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence. |
Job 34:36 | Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men! |
Job 34:37 | For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against ùGod. |