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Elihu Asserts God’s Justice
Then Elihu answered and said:
Then Elihu answered and said:
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
“Hear my words, you wise men,
and give ear to me, you who know;
and give ear to me, you who know;
Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
for the ear tests words
as the palate tastes food.
as the palate tastes food.
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
Let us choose what is right;
let us know among ourselves what is good.
let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
For Job has said, ‘I am in the right,
and God has taken away my right;
and God has taken away my right;
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
in spite of my right I am counted a liar;
my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
What man is like Job,
who drinks up scoffing like water,
who drinks up scoffing like water,
What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
who travels in company with evildoers
and walks with wicked men?
and walks with wicked men?
And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should take delight in God.’
that he should take delight in God.’
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
“Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding:
far be it from God that he should do wickedness,
and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.
far be it from God that he should do wickedness,
and from the Almighty that he should do wrong.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
For according to the work of a man he will repay him,
and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
and according to his ways he will make it befall him.
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
Of a truth, God will not do wickedly,
and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
and the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
If he should set his heart to it
and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
and gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
all flesh would perish together,
and man would return to dust.
and man would return to dust.
All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
“If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I say.
listen to what I say.
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
Shall one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’
and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’
Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
who shows no partiality to princes,
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?
[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.
In a moment they die;
at midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
at midnight the people are shaken and pass away,
and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
“For his eyes are on the ways of a man,
and he sees all his steps.
and he sees all his steps.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
There is no gloom or deep darkness
where evildoers may hide themselves.
where evildoers may hide themselves.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
He shatters the mighty without investigation
and sets others in their place.
and sets others in their place.
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
Thus, knowing their works,
he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed.
Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
He strikes them for their wickedness
in a place for all to see,
in a place for all to see,
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
because they turned aside from following him
and had no regard for any of his ways,
and had no regard for any of his ways,
Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him,
and he heard the cry of the afflicted —
and he heard the cry of the afflicted —
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
When he is quiet, who can condemn?
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man? —
When he hides his face, who can behold him,
whether it be a nation or a man? —
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;
that a godless man should not reign,
that he should not ensnare the people.
that he should not ensnare the people.
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
teach me what I do not see;
if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
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.
Men of understanding will say to me,
and the wise man who hears me will say:
and the wise man who hears me will say:
Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
‘Job speaks without knowledge;
his words are without insight.’
his words are without insight.’
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
Would that Job were tried to the end,
because he answers like wicked men.
because he answers like wicked men.
Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!