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Elihu Vindicates God’s Justice
Then Elihu continued and said,
Then Elihu continued and said,
Elihu Confirms God's Justice
Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
Furthermore 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, O 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 mouth tasteth meat.
“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 to us judgment: 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, who drinketh up scorning like water?
Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
And walks with wicked men?
Which goeth in company with the 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 a man nothing that he should delight himself with 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 it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
“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 the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
“Surely, God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert 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 given him a charge over the earth? or 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 set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
And man would return to dust.
All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto 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: hearken 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,
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
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 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.
“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 shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be 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 goings.
“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 will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
“He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.
And sets others in their place.
He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set 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.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
“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 turned back from him, and would not consider any 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 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:
So that godless men would not rule
Nor be snares of the people.
Nor be snares of the people.
That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be 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;
Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
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’?
That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do 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.
Should 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.
“Men of understanding will say to me,
And a wise man who hears me,
And a wise man who hears me,
Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto 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 without wisdom.
‘Job ought to be tried to the limit,
Because he answers like wicked men.
Because he answers like wicked men.
My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.