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Elihu Proclaims God’s Justice
Elihu further answered and said:
Elihu further answered and said:
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
“Hear my words, you wise men;
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
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 justice for ourselves;
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 righteous,
But God has taken away my justice;
But God has taken away my justice;
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
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 delight in God.’
That he should delight in God.’
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
For He repays man according to his work,
And makes man to find a reward according to his way.
And makes man to find a reward according to his way.
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
Surely God will never do wickedly,
Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
Who gave Him charge over the earth?
Or who appointed Him over the whole world?
Or who appointed Him over the whole world?
Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
If He should set His heart on it,
If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
If He should 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 the sound of my words:
Listen to the sound of my words:
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
Should one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn Him who is most just?
Will you condemn Him who is most just?
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?
Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
Yet He is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For they are all the work of His hands.
Nor does He regard 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, in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a 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 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 darkness nor shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
For He need not further consider a man,
That he should go before God in judgment.
That he should go before God in judgment.
For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
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;
Therefore He knows their works;
He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
He overthrows 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 as wicked men
In the open sight of others,
In the open sight of others,
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
Because they turned back from Him,
And would not consider any of His ways,
And would not consider 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;
For He hears the cry of the afflicted.
For He hears 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 gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone? —
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone? —
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 the hypocrite should not reign,
Lest the people be ensnared.
Lest the people be ensnared.
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastening;
I will offend no more;
‘I have borne chastening;
I will offend no 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 no more’?
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’?
What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
Should He repay it according to your terms,
Just because you disavow it?
You must choose, and not I;
Therefore speak what you know.
Just because you disavow it?
You must choose, and not I;
Therefore speak what you know.
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 say to me,
Wise men who listen to me:
Wise men who listen to me:
Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
‘Job speaks without knowledge,
His words are without wisdom.’
His words are without wisdom.’
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost,
Because his answers are like those of wicked men!
Because his answers are like those of wicked men!
Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!