1890 Darby's Translation of the Holy Scriptures (DBY)
Job 34
1 Elihu accuseth Job for charging God with injustice. 10 God omnipotent cannot be unjust. 31 Man must humble himself unto God. 34 Elihu reproveth Job.

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Moreover Elihu answered and said,

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

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For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

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Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!

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

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

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What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,

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And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

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For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

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Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from *God, and wrong from the Almighty!

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For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.

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Yea, surely, *God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.

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Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

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If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,

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All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.

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If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!

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Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?

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Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?

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[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.

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In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

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

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

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For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before *God in judgment.

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He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;

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Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.

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

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Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;

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

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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;

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That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.

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For hath he said unto *God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;

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What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?

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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.

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Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:

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Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

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Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!

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