1 ¶ Furthermore, Elihu answered and said,

Moreover Elihu answered and said,

2 H ear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

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

3 F or the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.

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

4 L et us choose our judgment; let us know among ourselves what is good.

Let us choose for us that which is right: Let us know among ourselves what is good.

5 F or Job has said, I am righteous; and God has taken away my right.

For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:

6 I n my judgment he was a liar, my arrow wound is grievous without my having committed a transgression.

Notwithstanding my right I am accounted a liar; My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.

7 W hat man is like Job, who drinks up the scorn like water?

What man is like Job, Who drinketh up scoffing like water,

8 W ho goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men.

Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, And walketh with wicked men?

9 F or he said, It shall profit a man nothing that he should conform his will with God.

For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing That he should delight himself with God.

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.

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.

11 F or he shall pay man according to his work and cause every man to find according to his ways.

For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

12 Y ea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

13 W ho visited the earth for him? And who set the whole world in order?

Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world?

14 I f he were to set his heart upon man and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath,

If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

15 a ll flesh would perish together, and man would turn again unto dust.

All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust.

16 ¶ If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.

If now thou hast understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.

17 S hall even he that hates judgment govern? And wilt thou condemn the Mighty One that is righteous?

Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?-

18 I s it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly?

Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked;

19 H ow much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

20 I n a moment they shall die, and the peoples shall be troubled at midnight and shall pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.

In a moment they die, even at midnight; The people are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without hand.

21 F or his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.

For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.

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

There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 F or he will not lay upon man more than that which is just; that he should enter into judgment with God.

For he needeth not further to consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment.

24 H e shall break in pieces mighty men without number and set others in their stead.

He breaketh in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.

25 T herefore, he shall cause their works to be notorious, when he shall overturn them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

Therefore he taketh knowledge of their works; And he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

26 H e shall strike them as wicked men in the open sight of others

He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;

27 b ecause thus they turned back from him and would not consider any of his ways

Because they turned aside from following him, And would not have regard in any of his ways:

28 s o that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he hears the cry of the afflicted.

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

29 W hen he gives rest, who then can make trouble? If he hides his face, who then can behold him? This applies to a nation and the same to a man,

When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether it be done unto a nation, or unto a man:

30 t hat the hypocrite not reign, lest the people be ensnared.

That the godless man reign not, That there be none to ensnare the people.

31 ¶ For it is of God to say, I have forgiven, I will no longer destroy.

For hath any said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:

32 T each me that which I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more.

That which I see not teach thou me: If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more?

33 W ill he, perchance finish his work by thee; whether thou refuse or whether thou choose, or by me? Speak what thou knowest.

Shall his recompense be as thou wilt, that thou refusest it? For thou must choose, and not I: Therefore speak what thou knowest.

34 T he men of understanding will say as I say, and the wise man will hearken unto me.

Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

35 J ob has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without prudence.

Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.

36 M y desire is that Job may be tried unto the end, that there may be answers against wicked men.

Would that Job were tried unto the end, Because of his answering like wicked men.

37 F or he added rebellion unto his sin, he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin; He clappeth his hands among us, And multiplieth his words against God.