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