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Elihu Accuses Job of Arrogance
Then Elihu said:
Then Elihu said:
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
“Listen to me, you wise men.
Pay attention, you who have knowledge.
Pay attention, you who have knowledge.
Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Job said, ‘The ear tests the words it hears
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’
just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.’
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
So let us discern for ourselves what is right;
let us learn together what is good.
let us learn together what is good.
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
For Job also said, ‘I am innocent,
but God has taken away my rights.
but God has taken away my rights.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
I am innocent, but they call me a liar.
My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’
My suffering is incurable, though I have not sinned.’
Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
“Tell me, has there ever been a man like Job,
with his thirst for irreverent talk?
with his thirst for irreverent talk?
What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
He chooses evil people as companions.
He spends his time with wicked men.
He spends his time with wicked men.
Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
He has even said, ‘Why waste time
trying to please God?’
trying to please God?’
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
“Listen to me, you who have understanding.
Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin!
The Almighty can do no wrong.
Everyone knows that God doesn’t sin!
The Almighty can do no wrong.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
He repays people according to their deeds.
He treats people as they deserve.
He treats people as they deserve.
For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
Truly, God will not do wrong.
The Almighty will not twist justice.
The Almighty will not twist justice.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Did someone else put the world in his care?
Who set the whole world in place?
Who set the whole world in place?
Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
If God were to take back his spirit
and withdraw his breath,
and withdraw his breath,
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
all life would cease,
and humanity would turn again to dust.
and humanity would turn again to dust.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
“Now listen to me if you are wise.
Pay attention to what I say.
Pay attention to what I say.
If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Could God govern if he hated justice?
Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?
Are you going to condemn the almighty judge?
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
For he says to kings, ‘You are wicked,’
and to nobles, ‘You are unjust.’
and to nobles, ‘You are unjust.’
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
He doesn’t care how great a person may be,
and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor.
He made them all.
and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor.
He made them all.
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
In a moment they die.
In the middle of the night they pass away;
the mighty are removed without human hand.
In the middle of the night they pass away;
the mighty are removed without human hand.
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
“For God watches how people live;
he sees everything they do.
he sees everything they do.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
No darkness is thick enough
to hide the wicked from his eyes.
to hide the wicked from his eyes.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
We don’t set the time
when we will come before God in judgment.
when we will come before God in judgment.
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone,
and he sets up others in their place.
and he sets up others in their place.
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
He knows what they do,
and in the night he overturns and destroys them.
and in the night he overturns and destroys them.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
He strikes them down because they are wicked,
doing it openly for all to see.
doing it openly for all to see.
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
For they turned away from following him.
They have no respect for any of his ways.
They have no respect for any of his ways.
Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention.
He hears the cries of the needy.
He hears the cries of the needy.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
But if he chooses to remain quiet,
who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
whether an individual or a nation.
who can criticize him?
When he hides his face, no one can find him,
whether an individual or a nation.
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
He prevents the godless from ruling
so they cannot be a snare to the people.
so they cannot be a snare to the people.
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
“Why don’t people say to God, ‘I have sinned,
but I will sin no more’?
but I will sin no more’?
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
Or ‘I don’t know what evil I have done — tell me.
If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’?
If I have done wrong, I will stop at once’?
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
“Must God tailor his justice to your demands?
But you have rejected him!
The choice is yours, not mine.
Go ahead, share your wisdom with us.
But you have rejected him!
The choice is yours, not mine.
Go ahead, share your wisdom with us.
Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
After all, bright people will tell me,
and wise people will hear me say,
and wise people will hear me say,
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
‘Job speaks out of ignorance;
his words lack insight.’
his words lack insight.’
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
Job, you deserve the maximum penalty
for the wicked way you have talked.
for the wicked way you have talked.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.