New American Standard Bible 1995

King James Bible

1Then Elihu continued and said,

1Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

2"Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know.

2Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

3"For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

3For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

4"Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good.

4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.

5"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right;

5For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

6Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.'

6Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.

7"What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water,

7What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?

8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men?

8Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

9"For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.'

9For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.

10"Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong.

10Therefore 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.

11"For He pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way.

11For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

12"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

13"Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laid on Him the whole world?

13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?

14"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,

14If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

15All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust.

15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

16"But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.

16If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

17"Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,

17Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?

18Who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' To nobles, 'Wicked ones';

18Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?

19Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands?

19How 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.

20"In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand.

20In 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.

21"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.

21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

22"There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23"For He does not need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment.

23For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

24"He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place.

24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.

25"Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.

25Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

26"He strikes them like the wicked In a public place,

26He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

27Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways;

27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:

28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted--

28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

29When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man?--

29When 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:

30So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people.

30That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.

31"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore;

31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

32Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again '?

32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

33"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know.

33Should 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.

34"Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears me,

34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.

35'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

35Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

36'Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men.

36My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

37'For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.'"

37For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

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