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| [1]Moreover Elihu answered and said: |
[1]Furthermore ElihuH453 answeredH6030[H8799] H559and saidH8799 |
| [2]Hear my words, ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. |
[2]HearH8085[H8798] my wordsH4405, O ye wiseH2450 men; and give earH238[H8685] unto me, ye that have knowledgeH3045.[H8802] |
| [3]For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food. |
[3]For the earH241 triethH974[H8799] wordsH4405, as the mouthH2441 tastethH2938[H8799] meatH398.[H8800] |
| [4]Let us choose for us that which is right; let us know among ourselves what is good. |
[4]Let us chooseH977[H8799] to us judgmentH4941: let us knowH3045[H8799] among ourselves what is goodH2896. |
| [5]For Job hath said: 'I am righteous, and God hath taken away my right; |
[5]For JobH347 hath saidH559[H8804], I am righteousH6663[H8804]: and GodH410 hath taken awayH5493[H8689] my judgmentH4941. |
| [6]Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' |
[6]Should I lieH3576[H8762] against my rightH4941? my woundH2671 is incurableH605[H8803] without transgressionH6588. |
| [7]What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? |
[7]What manH1397 is like JobH347, who drinketh upH8354[H8799] scorningH3933 like waterH4325? |
| [8]Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. |
[8]Which goethH732[H8804] in companyH2274 with the workersH6466[H8802] of iniquityH205, and walkethH3212[H8800] with wickedH7562 menH582. |
| [9]For he hath said: 'It profiteth a man nothing that he should be in accord with God.' |
[9]For he hath saidH559[H8804], It profitethH5532[H8799] a manH1397 nothing that he should delightH7521[H8800] himself with GodH430. |
| [10]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. |
[10]Therefore hearkenH8085[H8798] unto me, ye menH582 of understandingH3824: far be itH2486 from GodH410, that he should do wickednessH7562; and from the AlmightyH7706, that he should commit iniquityH5766. |
| [11]For the work of a man will He requite unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. |
[11]For the workH6467 of a manH120 shall he renderH7999[H8762] unto him, and cause every manH376 to findH4672[H8686] according to his waysH734. |
| [12]Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice. |
[12]Yea, surelyH551 GodH410 will not do wickedlyH7561[H8686], neither will the AlmightyH7706 pervertH5791[H8762] judgmentH4941. |
| [13]Who gave Him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world? |
[13]Who hath given him a chargeH6485[H8804] over the earthH776? or who hath disposedH7760[H8804] the whole worldH8398? |
| [14]If He set His heart upon man, if He gather unto Himself his spirit and his breath; |
[14]If he setH7760[H8799] his heartH3820 upon man, if he gatherH622[H8799] unto himself his spiritH7307 and his breathH5397; |
| [15]All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust. |
[15]All fleshH1320 shall perishH1478[H8799] togetherH3162, and manH120 shall turn againH7725[H8799] unto dustH6083. |
| [16]If now thou hast understanding, hear this; hearken to the voice of my words. |
[16]If now thou hast understandingH998, hearH8085[H8798] this: hearkenH238[H8685] to the voiceH6963 of my wordsH4405. |
| [17]Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty— |
[17]Shall even he that hatethH8130[H8802] rightH4941 governH2280[H8799]? and wilt thou condemnH7561[H8686] him that is mostH3524 justH6662? |
| [18]Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'?— |
[18]Is it fit to sayH559[H8800] to a kingH4428, Thou art wickedH1100? and to princesH5081, Ye are ungodlyH7563? |
| [19]That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands. |
[19]How much less to him that acceptethH5375[H8804] not the personsH6440 of princesH8269, nor regardethH5234[H8765] the richH7771 more thanH6440 the poorH1800? for they all are the workH4639 of his handsH3027. |
| [20]In a moment they die, even midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand. |
[20]In a momentH7281 shall they dieH4191[H8799], and the peopleH5971 shall be troubledH1607[H8792] at midnightH2676[H3915], and pass awayH5674[H8799]: and the mightyH47 shall be taken awayH5493[H8686] without handH3027. |
| [21]For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings. |
[21]For his eyesH5869 are upon the waysH1870 of manH376, and he seethH7200[H8799] all his goingsH6806. |
| [22]There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. |
[22]There is no darknessH2822, nor shadow of deathH6757, where the workersH6466[H8802] of iniquityH205 may hideH5641 themselvesH8736. |
| [23]For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment. |
[23]For he will not layH7760[H8799] upon manH376 more than right; that he should enterH1980[H8800] into judgmentH4941 with GodH410. |
| [24]He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead. |
[24]He shall break in piecesH7489[H8799] mighty menH3524 without numberH2714, and setH5975[H8686] others in their steadH312. |
| [25]Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed. |
[25]Therefore he knowethH5234[H8686] their worksH4566, and he overturnethH2015[H8804] them in the nightH3915, so that they are destroyedH1792.[H8691] |
| [26]He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; |
[26]He strikethH5606[H8804] them asH8478 wicked menH7563 in the openH4725 sightH7200 of othersH8802; |
| [27]Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways; |
[27]Because they turned backH5493[H8804] from himH310, and would not considerH7919[H8689] any of his waysH1870: |
| [28]So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto Him, and He heareth the cry of the afflicted. |
[28]So that they cause the cryH6818 of the poorH1800 to comeH935[H8687] unto him, and he hearethH8085[H8799] the cryH6818 of the afflictedH6041. |
| [29]When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hideth His face, who then can behold Him? whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man, alike; |
[29]When he giveth quietnessH8252[H8686], who then can make troubleH7561[H8686]? and when he hidethH5641[H8686] his faceH6440, who then can beholdH7789[H8799] him? whether it be done against a nationH1471, or against a manH120 onlyH3162: |
| [30]That the godless man reign not, that there be none to ensnare the people. |
[30]That the hypocriteH120[H2611] reignH4427[H8800] not, lest the peopleH5971 be ensnaredH4170. |
| [31]For hath any said unto God: 'I have borne chastisement, though I offend not; |
[31]Surely it is meet to be saidH559[H8736] unto GodH410, I have borneH5375[H8804] chastisement, I will not offendH2254 any moreH8799: |
| [32]That which I see not teach Thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'? |
[32]That which I seeH2372[H8799] notH1107 teachH3384[H8685] thou me: if I have doneH6466[H8804] iniquityH5766, I will doH3254 no moreH8686. |
| [33]Shall His recompense be as thou wilt? For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest. |
[33]Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompenseH7999[H8762] it, whether thou refuseH3588[H3988][H8804], or whether thou chooseH977[H8799]; and not I: therefore speakH1696[H8761] what thou knowestH3045.[H8804] |
| [34]Men of understanding will say unto me, yea, every wise man that heareth me: |
[34]Let menH582 of understandingH3824 tellH559[H8799] me, and let a wiseH2450 manH1397 hearkenH8085 unto meH8802. |
| [35]'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.' |
[35]JobH347 hath spokenH1696[H8762] without knowledgeH1847, and his wordsH1697 were without wisdomH7919.[H8687] |
| [36]Would that Job were tried unto the end, because of his answering like wicked men. |
[36]My desireH15[H8676][H1] is that JobH347 may be triedH974[H8735] unto the endH5331 because of his answersH8666 for wickedH205 menH582. |
| [37]For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. |
[37]For he addethH3254[H8686] rebellionH6588 unto his sinH2403, he clappethH5606[H8799] his hands among us, and multipliethH7235[H8686] his wordsH561 against GodH410. |