Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
Elihu answereth
and saith:
Furthermore
Elihu answered
and said,
Hear, O wise men ,
my
words,
And ,
O
knowing
ones,
give ear to
me.
Hear my
words
, O ye
wise men ;
and give ear unto
me ,
ye
that
have
knowledge
.
For the ear doth
try
words, And
the palate
tasteth to
eat
.
For the ear trieth
words, as
the mouth
tasteth meat
.
Judgment
let us choose for
ourselves,
Let us know among ourselves what `
is '
good.
Let us choose to
us
judgment:
let us know among ourselves what is good.
For Job hath said, `
I have
been
righteous ,
And God hath turned
aside
my right,
For Job hath said, I am
righteous :
and God hath taken
away
my judgment.
Against my right do
I
lie
? Mortal
`
is '
mine
arrow
--
without transgression. '
Should
I
lie
against my right? my
wound
is incurable
without transgression.
Who
`is'
a
man like Job ?
He
drinketh scoffing
like water ,
What
man is
like Job ,
who
drinketh up
scorning
like water ?
And
he
hath
travelled
for
company With workers of iniquity, So
as
to
go
with men of
wickedness
.
Which
goeth
in
company with the
workers of iniquity, and
walketh
with wicked
men.
For he hath said, `
It doth
not
profit
a man ,
When
he delighteth
himself with God. '
For he hath said, It profiteth
a man nothing
that
he should
delight
himself with God.
Therefore ,
O
men
of
heart,
hearken to
me ;
Far be it from God to
do wickedness ,
And `
from '
the Mighty
to
do
perverseness:
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 the work of man he repayeth
to
him, And according
to
the
path
of
each
He
doth
cause him
to find.
For the work of a
man shall
he render
unto
him, and cause every
man
to find according
to
his
ways
.
Yea, truly,
God doth
not do wickedly, And
the Mighty
doth
not
pervert judgment.
Yea, surely
God will
not do wickedly, neither
will
the Almighty
pervert judgment.
Who hath inspected
for
Himself
the earth? And
who hath placed
all
the habitable
world?
Who hath given
him
a
charge
over
the earth? or
who hath disposed
the whole
world?
If He doth
set on
him
His heart, His spirit and his breath unto
Him
He
gathereth.
If he set his heart upon
man
, if
he
gather
unto
himself
his spirit and his breath ;
Expire
doth
all flesh together, And man to
dust returneth
.
All flesh shall
perish
together, and man shall
turn
again
unto
dust.
And
if `there
is'
understanding, hear this ,
Give
ear
to the voice of my words.
If now
thou
hast
understanding, hear this :
hearken
to the voice of my words.
Yea,
doth
one
hating
justice
govern? Or
the
Most
Just
dost
thou condemn?
Shall
even
he
that
hateth
right
govern? and
wilt
thou condemn him
that
is
most
just
?
Who
hath
said
to a king --
`Worthless
, '
Unto
princes
--
`
Wicked? '
Is
it
fit
to say
to
a king, Thou
art
wicked? and
to
princes,
Ye
are
ungodly?
That hath
not accepted
the person
of princes, Nor hath
known
the rich before
the poor ,
For a
work of His hands `are'
all
of
them
.
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 Shake
do
people
, and they
pass away ,
And they
remove
the mighty without 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 '
on
the ways of each
, And all his steps
He
doth
see
.
For his eyes are upon
the ways of man
, and he
seeth
all his goings
.
There is no darkness nor death -shade
, For
workers of iniquity to
be
hidden
there;
There is no darkness ,
nor shadow
of
death, where
the
workers of iniquity may
hide
themselves.
For He doth
not suffer
man any
more ,
To
go
unto
God
in
judgment ,
For he will
not lay
upon
man more than
right;
that
he
should
enter
into
judgment with
God.
He breaketh
the
mighty --
no
searching!
And He
appointeth
others in their stead.
He shall
break
in
pieces
mighty men
without
number,
and set
others in their stead.
Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath
overturned
by
night, And
they are bruised
.
Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth
them
in
the
night, so
that
they are destroyed
.
As
wicked
He hath
stricken
them ,
In the place
of beholders.
He striketh
them as
wicked
men
in the open
sight
of others;
Because that
against
right
They have
turned aside
from after
Him, And none
of His ways have
considered
wisely,
Because they turned back
from him, and would
not
consider
any
of his ways :
To
cause to
come
in
unto
Him
The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He
heareth
.
So
that
they
cause the cry of the poor to
come
unto
him
, and he
heareth
the cry of the afflicted.
And
He giveth rest
, and
who maketh
wrong
? And hideth the
face, and
who beholdeth
it
? And
in
reference
to
a nation and
to
a man ,
`It
is'
the
same.
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:
From
the reigning
of
a
profane
man
, From
the snares
of
a
people ;
That
the hypocrite
reign
not
, lest
the people be
ensnared.
For
unto God hath
any
said:
`
I have taken
away
, I do
not corruptly,
Surely
it
is
meet
to
be
said
unto God ,
I have borne
chastisement
, I will
not offend
any
more:
Besides
`
that which '
I see ,
shew
Thou me ,
If iniquity
I have done --
I do not
add?'
That which I see not
teach
thou me :
if I have done iniquity,
I will
do no
more.
By
thee
doth
He recompense, That
thou hast
refused
--
That
thou dost
choose ,
and not I ?
And
what thou hast
known,
speak
.
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
.
Let men of heart
say
to
me, And a wise man is
hearkening
to
me.
Let men of understanding
tell
me, and let
a wise man hearken
unto
me.
Job --
not
with
knowledge doth
he
speak
, And his words `are'
not
with
wisdom.
Job hath
spoken
without
knowledge, and his words were
without
wisdom.
My Father!
let
Job be tried --
unto victory,
Because of answers for men of
iniquity,
My desire
is
that
Job may
be tried unto the
end
because of his
answers for wicked
men .
For he doth
add
to
his sin, Transgression
among us he
vomiteth
, And multiplieth his sayings
to
God.
For he addeth
rebellion
unto
his sin, he
clappeth
his
hands
among us, and multiplieth his words
against
God.
Scripture text: Young's Literal Translation and King James Version. Public domain.; UK publication rights are administered by the Crown's patentee; public domain in most other jurisdictions..