| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Elihu further answered and said: | 1Then Elihu continued and said, |
| 2“Hear my words, you wise men; Give ear to me, you who have knowledge. | 2"Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know. |
| 3For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food. | 3"For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food. |
| 4Let us choose justice for ourselves; Let us know among ourselves what is good. | 4"Let us choose for ourselves what is right; Let us know among ourselves what is good. |
| 5“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, But God has taken away my justice; | 5"For Job has said, 'I am righteous, But God has taken away my right; |
| 6Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’ | 6Should I lie concerning my right? My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' |
| 7What man is like Job, Who drinks scorn like water, | 7"What man is like Job, Who drinks up derision like water, |
| 8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? | 8Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, And walks with wicked men? |
| 9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing That he should delight in God.’ | 9"For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing When he is pleased with God.' |
| 10“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to commit iniquity. | 10"Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Almighty to do wrong. |
| 11For He repays man according to his work, And makes man to find a reward according to his way. | 11"For He pays a man according to his work, And makes him find it according to his way. |
| 12Surely God will never do wickedly, Nor will the Almighty pervert justice. | 12"Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice. |
| 13Who gave Him charge over the earth? Or who appointed Him over the whole world? | 13"Who gave Him authority over the earth? And who has laid on Him the whole world? |
| 14If He should set His heart on it, If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath, | 14"If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to Himself His spirit and His breath, |
| 15All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust. | 15All flesh would perish together, And man would return to dust. |
| 16“If you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words: | 16"But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words. |
| 17Should one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn Him who is most just? | 17"Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One, |
| 18Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’ And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’? | 18Who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' To nobles, 'Wicked ones'; |
| 19Yet He is not partial to princes, Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor; For they are all the work of His hands. | 19Who shows no partiality to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor, For they all are the work of His hands? |
| 20In a moment they die, in the middle of the night; The people are shaken and pass away; The mighty are taken away without a hand. | 20"In a moment they die, and at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And the mighty are taken away without a hand. |
| 21“For His eyes are on the ways of man, And He sees all his steps. | 21"For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps. |
| 22There is no darkness nor shadow of death Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. | 22"There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. |
| 23For He need not further consider a man, That he should go before God in judgment. | 23"For He does not need to consider a man further, That he should go before God in judgment. |
| 24He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. | 24"He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry, And sets others in their place. |
| 25Therefore He knows their works; He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed. | 25"Therefore He knows their works, And He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed. |
| 26He strikes them as wicked men In the open sight of others, | 26"He strikes them like the wicked In a public place, |
| 27Because they turned back from Him, And would not consider any of His ways, | 27Because they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways; |
| 28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him; For He hears the cry of the afflicted. | 28So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted-- |
| 29When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble? And when He hides His face, who then can see Him, Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?— | 29When 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?-- |
| 30That the hypocrite should not reign, Lest the people be ensnared. | 30So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people. |
| 31“For has anyone said to God, ‘I have borne chastening; I will offend no more; | 31"For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne chastisement; I will not offend anymore; |
| 32Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’? | 32Teach me what I do not see; If I have done iniquity, I will not do it again '? |
| 33Should He repay it according to your terms, Just because you disavow it? You must choose, and not I; Therefore speak what you know. | 33"Shall He recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it? For you must choose, and not I; Therefore declare what you know. |
| 34“Men of understanding say to me, Wise men who listen to me: | 34"Men of understanding will say to me, And a wise man who hears me, |
| 35‘Job speaks without knowledge, His words are without wisdom.’ | 35'Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. |
| 36Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost, Because his answers are like those of wicked men! | 36'Job ought to be tried to the limit, Because he answers like wicked men. |
| 37For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.” | 37'For he adds rebellion to his sin; He claps his hands among us, And multiplies his words against God.'" |
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