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34 Unya miingon si Elihu, “Kamong miingon nga maalamon kamo ug daghag nahibaloan, pamatia ninyo ako pag-ayo. Kay maingon nga ang dila makahibalo kon unsay lamian ug dili lamian nga pagkaon, ang dalunggan makahibalo usab kon unsay husto o dili husto nga mga pulong. Busa susihon nato kon unsay husto; tun-an nato kon unsay maayo. Kay miingon si Job, ‘Inosente ako apan wala ako hatagi sa Dios ug hustisya. Bisag matarong ako, giisip ako nga bakakon. Bisan wala akoy sala nga nahimo, gihatagan niya akog sakit nga walay pagkaayo.’

“Walay tawo nga sama kang Job nga dili madutlan ug pagtamay. Ganahan siyang makig-uban sa daotan ug makasasala nga mga tawo. Kay nagaingon siya, ‘Walay makuha ang tawo kon magtinguha siya sa pagpahimuot sa Dios.’ 10 Busa pamati kamo kanako, kamong nagaingon nga nakasabot kamo. Ang Makagagahom nga Dios dili mohimo ug daotan. 11 Balosan niya ang tawo sumala sa iyang binuhatan; tagdon niya ang tawo sumala sa batasan niini. 12 Imposible nga maghimo ang Makagagahom nga Dios ug daotan. Dili niya mahimong tuison ang hustisya. 13 May nagsugo ba kaniya sa pagdumala sa tibuok kalibotan? Siyempre wala! 14 Kon pagbuot sa Dios nga kuhaon ang gininhawa nga gihatag niya sa tawo, 15 mangamatay ang tanang mga tawo ug mobalik ngadto sa yuta.

16 “Kon may panabot ka, Job, pamatia kining akong isulti: 17 Makadumala ba ang Dios kon dili siya gusto ug hustisya? Nan, nganong gipakadaotan mo man ang matarong ug gamhanan nga Dios? 18 Dili ba nga ginabadlong man niya ang daotan ug walay pulos nga mga hari ug mga pangulo? 19 Wala niya pabori ang mga pangulo, ug wala niya ipalabi ang mga adunahan kaysa mga kabos, kay silang tanan managsama nga iyang gibuhat. 20 Bisan ang mga tawong gamhanan mamatay lang ug kalit sa kagabhion, nga walay nagtandog kanila. 21 Gibantayan gayod sa Dios ang tanang ginahimo sa tawo. 22 Wala gayoy dapit nga mangitngit nga mahimong katagoan sa mga daotan. 23 Dili na kinahanglan nga tawgon pa sa Dios ang tawo nga moadto sa iyang atubangan aron usisahon ug hukman. 24 Dili na kinahanglan nga mag-imbestigar pa siya aron matangtang niya ang mga tawong anaa sa pangatungdanan ug pulihan ug lain. 25 Tungod kay nasayod siya sa ilang ginahimo, kuhaan niya sila sa gahom ug laglagon bisan sa panahon sa kagabhion. 26 Silotan niya sila atubangan sa kadaghanan tungod sa ilang kadaotan. 27 Ginahimo niya kini tungod kay miundang sila sa pagsunod kaniya, ug wala sila magtagad sa iyang mga pamaagi. 28 Gidaog-daog nila ang mga kabos, ug nadungog sa Dios ang ilang pagpakitabang. 29 Apan bisan magpakahilom ug magtago ang Dios, walay makaingon nga dili husto ang iyang ginabuhat. Apan ang tinuod, nagabantay ang Dios sa mga tawo ug sa mga nasod 30 aron masanta niya ang pagdumala sa dili diosnon nga mga tawo nga makahatag ug kadaot sa katawhan.

31 Job, nganong dili ka man moduol sa Dios ug moingon, ‘Nakasala ako, apan dili na ako magpakasala pa’ o 32 ‘Ipadayag kanako ang akong sala. Kon nakasala ako, dili ko na kini buhaton pag-usab.’ 33 Makapaabot ka ba nga ihatag sa Dios ang imong gihangyo kon dili ka maghinulsol? Anaa kanimo ang desisyon, ug dili kanako. Busa sultihi ako kon unsay imong desisyon. 34 Ang mga tawong maalamon ug may panabot nga namati kanako, 35 makaingon usab nga ang imong gisulti, Job, walay kaalam ug walay pulos. 36 Angay ka gayod nga sulayan pag-ayo tungod sa imong sinultihan nga sama sa daotang tawo. 37 Gidugangan mo pa ang imong sala pinaagi sa pagrebelde sa Dios. Gitamay ug giinsulto mo ang Dios sa among atubangan.”

34 Then Elihu said:

“Hear my words, you wise men;
    listen to me,(A) you men of learning.
For the ear tests words
    as the tongue tastes food.(B)
Let us discern for ourselves what is right;(C)
    let us learn together what is good.(D)

“Job says, ‘I am innocent,(E)
    but God denies me justice.(F)
Although I am right,
    I am considered a liar;(G)
although I am guiltless,(H)
    his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’(I)
Is there anyone like Job,
    who drinks scorn like water?(J)
He keeps company with evildoers;
    he associates with the wicked.(K)
For he says, ‘There is no profit
    in trying to please God.’(L)

10 “So listen to me,(M) you men of understanding.(N)
    Far be it from God to do evil,(O)
    from the Almighty to do wrong.(P)
11 He repays everyone for what they have done;(Q)
    he brings on them what their conduct deserves.(R)
12 It is unthinkable that God would do wrong,(S)
    that the Almighty would pervert justice.(T)
13 Who appointed(U) him over the earth?
    Who put him in charge of the whole world?(V)
14 If it were his intention
    and he withdrew his spirit[a](W) and breath,(X)
15 all humanity would perish(Y) together
    and mankind would return to the dust.(Z)

16 “If you have understanding,(AA) hear this;
    listen to what I say.(AB)
17 Can someone who hates justice govern?(AC)
    Will you condemn the just and mighty One?(AD)
18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(AE) ‘You are wicked,’(AF)
19 who shows no partiality(AG) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(AH)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(AI)
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night;(AJ)
    the people are shaken and they pass away;
    the mighty are removed without human hand.(AK)

21 “His eyes are on the ways of mortals;(AL)
    he sees their every step.(AM)
22 There is no deep shadow,(AN) no utter darkness,(AO)
    where evildoers can hide.(AP)
23 God has no need to examine people further,(AQ)
    that they should come before him for judgment.(AR)
24 Without inquiry he shatters(AS) the mighty(AT)
    and sets up others in their place.(AU)
25 Because he takes note of their deeds,(AV)
    he overthrows them in the night(AW) and they are crushed.(AX)
26 He punishes them for their wickedness(AY)
    where everyone can see them,
27 because they turned from following him(AZ)
    and had no regard for any of his ways.(BA)
28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him,
    so that he heard the cry of the needy.(BB)
29 But if he remains silent,(BC) who can condemn him?(BD)
    If he hides his face,(BE) who can see him?
Yet he is over individual and nation alike,(BF)
30     to keep the godless(BG) from ruling,(BH)
    from laying snares for the people.(BI)

31 “Suppose someone says to God,
    ‘I am guilty(BJ) but will offend no more.
32 Teach me what I cannot see;(BK)
    if I have done wrong, I will not do so again.’(BL)
33 Should God then reward you on your terms,
    when you refuse to repent?(BM)
You must decide, not I;
    so tell me what you know.

34 “Men of understanding declare,
    wise men who hear me say to me,
35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge;(BN)
    his words lack insight.’(BO)
36 Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost
    for answering like a wicked man!(BP)
37 To his sin he adds rebellion;
    scornfully he claps his hands(BQ) among us
    and multiplies his words(BR) against God.”(BS)

Footnotes

  1. Job 34:14 Or Spirit

Elihu Answers That God Will Be Just

34 Then Elihu answered and said,

“Hear my speech, you wise men,
And give ear to me, you who know.
For (A)the ear tests words
As the palate tastes food.
Let us choose for ourselves what is just;
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
For Job has said, ‘(B)I am righteous,
But (C)God has removed my justice;
[a]Should I lie concerning my justice?
My [b](D)wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
What man is like Job,
Who (E)drinks up mocking like water,
But he travels (F)in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
For he has said, ‘(G)It is of no use to a man
When he [c]is pleased with God.’

10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men with a heart of wisdom.
Far be it from God to (H)do injustice,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.
11 For He pays a man according to (I)his work,
And makes [d]him find it according to his way.
12 Truly, (J)God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
13 Who (K)appointed Him with authority over the earth?
And who (L)has laid on Him the whole world?
14 If He should set His heart on it,
If He should (M)gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
15 All (N)flesh would breathe its last together,
And man would (O)return to dust.

16 “But if you have understanding, hear this;
Give ear to the sound of my speech.
17 Shall (P)one who hates justice [e]rule?
And (Q)will you condemn the righteous mighty One,
18 Who says to a king, ‘Vile one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
19 Who shows no (R)partiality to princes
Nor recognizes the rich above the poor,
For they all are the (S)work of His hands?
20 In a moment they die, and (T)at midnight
People are shaken and pass away,
And (U)the mighty are taken away without a hand.

21 “For (V)His eyes are upon the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
22 There is (W)no darkness or shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 [f]For He does not (X)need to consider a man further,
That he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks in pieces (Y)mighty men without searching anything out,
And sets others in their place.
25 Therefore He (Z)recognizes their labors,
And (AA)He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
26 He (AB)strikes them like the wicked
[g]In a public place,
27 Because they (AC)turned aside from following Him,
And (AD)had no insight from any of His ways;
28 So that they caused (AE)the cry of the poor to come to Him,
And that He might (AF)hear the cry of the afflicted.
29 So if He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?
So if He hides His face, who then can perceive Him?
He is above both nation and man altogether,
30 So that (AG)godless men would not rule
Nor be snares of the people.

31 “For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastisement;
I will not work destructively anymore;
32 Instruct me what I do not behold;
If I have (AH)done injustice,
I will not do it again’?
33 Shall He (AI)repay on your terms, because you have rejected it?
For you must choose, and not I;
Therefore say what you know.
34 Men with a heart of wisdom will say to me,
And a wise man who hears me,
35 ‘Job (AJ)speaks without knowledge,
And his words are without insight.
36 Job ought to be tested [h]to the limit
Because he answers (AK)like wicked men.
37 For he adds (AL)transgression to his sin;
He (AM)strikes his hands together among us,
And multiplies his words against God.’”

Footnotes

  1. Job 34:6 Or Although I am right I am accounted a liar
  2. Job 34:6 Lit arrow
  3. Job 34:9 Or takes delight in God
  4. Job 34:11 Lit a man
  5. Job 34:17 Lit bind
  6. Job 34:23 Or For he does not set upon man the time to go to God in the judgment
  7. Job 34:26 Lit In the place of the ones seeing
  8. Job 34:36 Or to the end