Job 32-34 (Darby Translation)

Job 32

 ¹And these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

 ²Then was kindled the anger of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram: against Job was his anger kindled, because he justified himself rather than God;

 ³and against his three friends was his anger kindled, because they found no answer, and [yet] condemned Job.

 ⁴But Elihu had waited till Job had finished speaking, because they were older than he.

 ⁵And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger was kindled.

 ⁶And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are aged; wherefore I was timid, and feared to shew you what I know.

 ⁷I said, Let days speak, and multitude of years teach wisdom.

 ⁸But there is a spirit which is in man; and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

 ⁹It is not the great that are wise; neither do the aged understand judgment.

 ¹⁰Therefore I say, Hearken to me; I also will shew what I know.

 ¹¹Lo, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasonings, until ye searched out what to say.

 ¹²Yea, I gave you mine attention, and behold, there was none of you that confuted Job, that answered his words;

 ¹³That ye may not say, We have found out wisdom; ùGod will make him yield, not man.

 ¹⁴Now he hath not directed [his] words against me; and I will not answer him with your speeches. ...

 ¹⁵They were amazed, they answered no more; words failed them.

 ¹⁶And I waited, for they spoke not, but stood still, and answered no more; --

 ¹⁷I will answer, I also in my turn, I also will shew what I know:

 ¹⁸For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.

 ¹⁹Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.

 ²⁰I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer.

 ²¹Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person; neither will I give flattery to man.

 ²²For I know not how to flatter; my Maker would soon take me away.

Job 33

 ¹Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear mine utterances, and hearken to all my words.

 ²Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue speaketh in my palate,

 ³My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart, and my lips shall utter knowledge purely.

 ⁴The Spirit of ùGod hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

 ⁵If thou canst, answer me; array [thy words] before me: take thy stand.

 ⁶Behold, before ùGod I am as thou; I also am formed out of the clay.

 ⁷Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, nor my burden be heavy upon thee.

 ⁸Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words: --

 ⁹I am clean without transgression; I am pure, and there is no iniquity in me;

 ¹⁰Lo, he findeth occasions of hostility against me, he counteth me for his enemy;

 ¹¹He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.

 ¹²Behold, I will answer thee in this, thou art not right; for +God is greater than man.

 ¹³Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.

 ¹⁴For ùGod speaketh once, and twice, -- [and man] perceiveth it not --

 ¹⁵In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

 ¹⁶Then he openeth men's ears, and sealeth their instruction,

 ¹⁷That he may withdraw man [from his] work, and hide pride from man.

 ¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from passing away by the sword.

 ¹⁹He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and with constant strife in his bones;

 ²⁰And his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty food;

 ²¹His flesh is consumed away from view, and his bones that were not seen stick out;

 ²²And his soul draweth near to the pit, and his life to the destroyers.

 ²³If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his duty;

 ²⁴Then he will be gracious unto him, and say, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

 ²⁵His flesh shall be fresher than in childhood; he shall return to the days of his youth.

 ²⁶He shall pray unto +God, and he will receive him with favour; and he shall see his face with shoutings, and he will render unto man his righteousness.

 ²⁷He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me;

 ²⁸He hath delivered my soul from going into the pit, and my life shall see the light.

 ²⁹Lo, all these [things] worketh ùGod twice, thrice, with man,

 ³⁰To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

 ³¹Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak.

 ³²If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.

 ³³If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

Job 34

 ¹Moreover Elihu answered and said,

 ²Hear my words, ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

 ³For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.

 ⁴Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good!

 ⁵For Job hath said, I am righteous, and ùGod hath taken away my judgment:

 ⁶Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without transgression.

 ⁷What man is like Job? he drinketh up scorning like water,

 ⁸And goeth in company with workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.

 ⁹For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.

 ¹⁰Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: Far be wickedness from ùGod, and wrong from the Almighty!

 ¹¹For a man's work will he render to him, and cause every one to find according to [his] way.

 ¹²Yea, surely, ùGod acteth not wickedly, and the Almighty perverteth not judgment.

 ¹³Who hath entrusted to him the earth? and who hath disposed the whole world?

 ¹⁴If he only thought of himself, [and] gathered unto him his spirit and his breath,

 ¹⁵All flesh would expire together, and man would return to the dust.

 ¹⁶If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: give ear to the voice of my words!

 ¹⁷Should he that hateth right indeed govern? and wilt thou condemn the All-just?

 ¹⁸Shall one say to a king, Belial? to nobles, Wicked?

 ¹⁹[How then to him] that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich man more than the poor? for they are all the work of his hands.

 ²⁰In a moment they die, even at midnight the people are convulsed and pass away; and the strong are taken away without hand.

 ²¹For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his steps.

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

 ²³For he doth not long consider a man, to bring him before ùGod in judgment.

 ²⁴He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquiry, and setteth others in their stead;

 ²⁵Since he knoweth their actions; and he overthroweth [them] in the night, and they are crushed.

 ²⁶He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others,

 ²⁷Because they have turned back from him, and would consider none of his ways;

 ²⁸So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

 ²⁹When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth [his] face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;

 ³⁰That the ungodly man reign not, that the people be not ensnared.

 ³¹For hath he said unto ùGod, I bear [chastisement], I will not offend;

 ³²What I see not, teach thou me; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more?

 ³³Shall he recompense according to thy mind? for thou hast refused [his judgment]; for thou so choosest, and not I; speak then what thou knowest.

 ³⁴Men of understanding will say to me, and a wise man who heareth me:

 ³⁵Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence.

 ³⁶Would that Job may be tried unto the end, because of [his] answers after the manner of evil men!

 ³⁷For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against ùGod.