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Elihu Vindicates God’s Justice
Then Elihu continued and said,
Then Elihu continued and said,
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
“Hear my words, you wise men,
And listen to me, you who know.
And listen to me, you who know.
Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
“For the ear tests words
As the palate tastes food.
As the palate tastes food.
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
“Let us choose for ourselves what is right;
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!
“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,
But God has taken away my right;
But God has taken away my right;
For Job hath said, I am righteous, and God hath taken away my judgment:
Should I lie concerning my right?
My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.
“What man is like Job,
Who drinks up derision like water,
Who drinks up derision like water,
What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
And walks with wicked men?
And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he is pleased with God.’
When he is pleased with God.’
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.
Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.
Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from God, and wrong from the Almighty!
“For He pays a man according to his work,
And makes him find it according to his way.
And makes him find it according to his way.
For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.
“Surely, God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Yea, surely, God acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.
“Who gave Him authority over the earth?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?
And who has laid on Him the whole world?
Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?
“If He should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
And man would return to dust.
All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.
“But if you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words.
Listen to the sound of my words.
If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!
“Shall one who hates justice rule?
And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,
And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,
Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?
Who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?
Who shows no partiality to princes
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands?
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands?
[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.
“In a moment they die, and at midnight
People are shaken and pass away,
And the mighty are taken away without a hand.
People are shaken and pass away,
And the mighty are taken away without a hand.
In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.
“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
And He sees all his steps.
For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.
“There is no darkness or deep shadow
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
“For He does not need to consider a man further,
That he should go before God in judgment.
That he should go before God in judgment.
For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before God in judgment.
“He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.
And sets others in their place.
He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;
“Therefore He knows their works,
And He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
And He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.
“He strikes them like the wicked
In a public place,
In a public place,
He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
Because they turned aside from following Him,
And had no regard for any of His ways;
And had no regard for any of His ways;
Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;
So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted —
And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted —
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
When 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? —
And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,
That is, in regard to both nation and man? —
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;
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares of the people.
Nor be snares of the people.
That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
For hath he said unto God, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;
Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity,
I will not do it again’?
If I have done iniquity,
I will not do it again’?
What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?
“Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it?
For you must choose, and not I;
Therefore declare what you know.
For you must choose, and not I;
Therefore declare what you know.
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.
“Men of understanding will say to me,
And a wise man who hears me,
And a wise man who hears me,
Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:
‘Job speaks without knowledge,
And his words are without wisdom.
And his words are without wisdom.
Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.
‘Job ought to be tried to the limit,
Because he answers like wicked men.
Because he answers like wicked men.
Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!