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| [1]And Elius continued, and said, |
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| [2]Hear me, ye wise men; hearken, ye that have knowledge. |
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| [3]For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat. |
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| [4]Let us choose judgment to ourselves: let us know amount ourselves what is right. |
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| [5]For Job has said, I am righteous: the Lord has removed my judgment. |
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| [6]And he has erred in my judgment: my wound is severe without unrighteousness of mine. |
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| [7]What man is as Job, drinking scorning like water? |
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| [8]saying, I have not sinned, nor committed ungodliness, nor had fellowship with workers of iniquity, to go with the ungodly. |
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| [9]For thou shouldest not say, There shall be no visitation of a man, whereas there is a visitation on him from the Lord. |
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| [10]Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the almighty. |
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| [11]Yea, he renders to a man accordingly as each of them does, and in a man's path he will find him. |
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| [12]And thinkest thou that the Lord will do wrong, or will the Almighty who made the earth wrest judgment? |
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| [13]And who is he that made the whole world under heaven, and all things therein? |
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| [14]For if he would confine, and restrain his spirit with himself; |
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| [15]all flesh would die together, and every mortal would return to the earth, whence also he was formed. |
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| [16]Take heed lest he rebuke thee: hear this, hearken to the voice of words. |
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| [17]Behold then the one that hates iniquities, and that destroys the wicked, who is for ever just. |
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| [18]He is ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a transgressor, that says to princes, O most ungodly one. |
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| [19]Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected. |
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| [20]But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right. |
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| [21]For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him. |
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| [22]Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves. |
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| [23]For he will not lay upon a man more than right. |
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| [24]For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number. |
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| [25]Who discovers their works, and will bring night about upon them, and they shall be brought low. |
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| [26]And he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him. |
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| [27]Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances, |
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| [28]so as to bring before him the cry of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor. |
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| [29]And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man also: |
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| [30]causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people. |
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| [31]For there is one that says to the Mighty One, I have received blessings; I will not take a pledge: |
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| [32]I will see apart from myself: do thou shew me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do so any more. |
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| [33]Will he take vengeance for it on thee, whereas thou wilt put it far from thee? for thou shalt choose, and not I; and what thou knowest, speak thou. |
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| [34]Because the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word. |
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| [35]But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not uttered with knowledge. |
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| [36]Howbeit do thou learn, Job: no longer make answer as the foolish: |
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| [37]that we add not to our sins: for iniquity will be reckoned against us, if we speak many words before the Lord. |
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