Job 34
1 And Elius continued, and said,
2 Hear me, ye wise men; hearken, ye
that have knowledge. 3 For the ear
tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.
4 Let us choose judgment to ourselves:
let us know among ourselves what is right.
5 For Job has said, I am righteous:
the Lord has removed my judgment.
6 And he has erred in my judgment: my
wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine.
7 What man is as Job, drinking
scorning like water? 8 saying, I have not sinned, nor committed
ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the
ungodly. 9 For thou shouldest not say,
There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas
there is a visitation on him from the Lord.
10 Wherefore hear me, ye that are
wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert
righteousness before the Almighty.
11 Yea, he renders to a man
accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him.
12 And thinkest thou that the Lord
will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment?
13 And who is he that made
the whole world under heaven, and all things therein?
14 For if he would confine, and
restrain his spirit with himself;
15 all flesh would die together, and
every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed.
16 Take heed lest he rebuke
thee: hear this, hearken to the voice of words.
17 Behold then the one that hates
iniquities, and that destroys the wicked, who is for ever just.
18 He is ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a
transgressor, that says to princes, O most ungodly
one. 19 Such a one as would not reverence the face of an
honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that
their persons should be respected.
20 But it shall turn out vanity to
them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being
turned aside from their right.
21 For he surveys the works of men,
and nothing of what they do has escaped him.
22 Neither shall there be a place for
the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.
23 For he will not lay upon a man
more than right.
24 For the Lord looks down upon all
men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things
without number. 25 Who discovers
their works, and will bring night about upon them,
and they shall be brought low. 26 And
he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him.
27 Because they turned aside from the
law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,
28 so as to bring before him the cry
of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor.
29 And he will give quiet, and who
will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether
it be done against a nation, or against a man also:
30 causing a hypocrite to be king,
because of the waywardness of the people.
31 For
there is one that says to the Mighty One, I have
received blessings; I will not take a pledge:
32 I will see apart from myself: do
thou shew me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do
so any more.
33 Will he take vengeance for it on
thee, whereas thou wilt put it far
from thee? for thou shalt choose, and not I; and what
thou knowest, speak thou. 34 Because
the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word.
35 But Job has not spoken with
understanding, his words are not uttered with
knowledge. 36 Howbeit do thou learn,
Job: no longer make answer as the foolish:
37 that we add not to our sins: for
iniquity will be reckoned against us, if we speak
many words before the Lord.