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Job 34 :: Amplified Bible (AMP)

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Elihu Vindicates God’s Justice

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Elihu continued his discourse and said,

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“Hear my words, you wise men,

And listen to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.

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“For the ear puts words to the test

As the palate tastes food.

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“Let us choose for ourselves that which is right;

Let us know among ourselves what is good.

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“For Job has said, ‘I am righteous [and innocent],

But God has taken away my right;

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Although I am right, I am accounted a liar.

My wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’

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“What man is like Job,

Who drinks up derision like water,

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Who goes in company with those who do evil

And walks with wicked men?

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“For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing

When he takes delight and is pleased with God and obeys Him.’

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“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.

Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,

And from the Almighty to do wrong.

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“For God pays a man according to his work,

And He will make every man find [appropriate] compensation according to his way.

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“Surely God will not act wickedly,

Nor will the Almighty pervert justice.

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“Who put God in charge over the earth?

And who has laid on Him the whole world?

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“If God should determine to do so,

If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

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All flesh would perish together,

And man would return to dust.

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“If you now have understanding, hear this;

Listen to the sound of my words.

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“Shall one who hates justice [and is an enemy of right] govern?

And will you condemn Him who is just and mighty?

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“God who says to a king, ‘You are worthless and vile,’

Or to princes and nobles, ‘You are wicked and evil’?

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“Who is not partial to princes,

Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,

For they all are the work of His hands.

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“In a moment they die, even at midnight

The people are shaken and pass away,

And the powerful are taken away without a [human] hand.

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“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,

And He sees all his steps.

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“There is no darkness nor deep shadow

Where the evildoers may hide themselves.

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“For He sets no appointed time for a man,

That he should appear before Him in judgment.

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“He breaks mighty men without inquiry,

And sets others in their place.

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“Therefore He knows of their works,

And He overthrows them in the night,

So that they are crushed and destroyed.

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“He strikes them like the wicked

In a public place,

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Because they turned aside from following Him

And would not consider or show regard for any of His ways,

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So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,

And He heard the cry of the afflicted.

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“When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?

When He hides His face [withdrawing His favor and help], who then can behold Him [and make supplication to Him],

Whether it be a nation or a man by himself?—

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“So that godless men would not rule

Nor be snares for the people.

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“For has anyone said to God,

‘I have endured my chastisement;

I will not offend anymore;

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Teach me what I do not see [in regard to how I have sinned];

If I have done wrong (injustice, unrighteousness),

I will not do it again’?

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“Shall God’s retribution [for your sins] be on your terms, because you refuse to accept it?

For you must do the choosing, and not I;

Therefore say what you [truthfully] know.

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“Men of understanding will tell me,

Indeed, every wise man who hears me [will agree],

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‘Job speaks without knowledge,

And his words are without wisdom and insight.

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‘Job ought to be tried [fn]to the limit

Because he answers like wicked men!

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‘For he adds rebellion [in his unsubmissive, defiant attitude toward God] to his [unacknowledged] sin;

He claps his hands among us [in open mockery and contempt of God],

And he multiplies his words [of accusation] against God.’”

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