| Chapter 34
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| 1 | Furthermore
Elihu answered and said, |
| 2 |
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have
knowledge. |
| 3 | For the ear
trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. |
| 4 | Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves
what is good. |
| 5 | For Job
hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. |
| 6 | Should I lie against my right? my
wound is incurable without transgression. |
| 7 | What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like
water? |
| 8 | Which goeth in
company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. |
| 9 | For he hath said, It profiteth a man
nothing that he should delight himself with God. |
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10 | Therefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding:
far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that
he should commit iniquity. |
| 11
| For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to
find according to his ways. |
| 12
| Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty
pervert judgment. |
| 13 | Who
hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole
world? |
| 14 | If he set his
heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; |
| 15 | All flesh shall perish
together, and man shall turn again unto dust. |
| 16 | If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to
the voice of my words. |
| 17 |
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is
most just? |
| 18 | Is it fit
to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? |
| 19 | How much less to him that
accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the
poor? for they all are the work of his hands. |
| 20 | In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be
troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without
hand. |
| 21 | For his eyes
are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. |
| 22 | There is no darkness, nor shadow of
death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. |
| 23 | For he will not lay upon man more than
right; that he should enter into judgment with God. |
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24 | He shall break in pieces mighty men without
number, and set others in their stead. |
| 25 | Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth
them in the night, so that they are destroyed. |
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26 | He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of
others; |
| 27 | Because they
turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: |
| 28 | So that they cause the cry of the poor
to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. |
| 29 | When he giveth quietness, who then can
make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it
be done against a nation, or against a man only: |
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30 | That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be
ensnared. |
| 31 | Surely it
is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any
more: |
| 32 | That which I
see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. |
| 33 | Should it be according to thy
mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and
not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. |
| 34 | Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man
hearken unto me. |
| 35 | Job
hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. |
| 36 | My desire is that Job may be tried
unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. |
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37 | For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth
his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. |
