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