Job 34
Holman Christian Standard Bible
34 Then Elihu continued,[a] saying:
2 Hear my words, you wise men,
and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.
3 Doesn’t the ear test words
as the palate tastes food?
4 Let us judge for ourselves what is right;
let us decide together what is good.
5 For Job has declared, “I am righteous,
yet God has deprived me of justice.(A)
6 Would I lie about my case?(B)
My wound[b] is incurable,
though I am without transgression.”
7 What man is like Job?
He drinks derision(C) like water.
8 He keeps company with evildoers
and walks with wicked men.
9 For he has said, “A man gains nothing
when he becomes God’s friend.”(D)
10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding.
It is impossible for God to do wrong,
and for the Almighty to act unjustly.(E)
11 For He repays(F) a person according to his deeds,
and He brings his ways on him.
12 Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly
and the Almighty does not pervert justice.(G)
13 Who gave Him authority over the earth?
Who put Him in charge of the entire world?(H)
14 If He put His mind to it
and withdrew the spirit(I) and breath He gave,
15 every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.(J)
16 If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I have to say.
17 Could one who hates justice govern the world?
Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,(K)
18 who says to a king, “Worthless man!”
and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?(L)
19 God is not partial(M) to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of His hands.
20 They die suddenly in the middle of the night;
people shudder, then pass away.
Even the mighty are removed without effort.
21 For His eyes watch over a man’s ways,
and He observes all his steps.(N)
22 There is no darkness, no deep darkness,
where evildoers can hide themselves.(O)
23 God does not need to examine a person further,
that one should[c] approach Him in court.
24 He shatters the mighty without an investigation
and sets others in their place.(P)
25 Therefore, He recognizes their deeds(Q)
and overthrows them by night, and they are crushed.
26 In full view of the public,[d]
He strikes them for their wickedness,
27 because they turned aside from following Him
and did not understand any of His ways
28 but caused the poor to cry out to Him,
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.(R)
29 But when God is silent, who can declare Him guilty?
When He hides His face, who can see Him?
Yet He watches over both individuals and nations,
30 so that godless men should not rule
or ensnare the people.
31 Suppose someone says to God,
“I have endured my punishment;
I will no longer act wickedly.
32 Teach me what I cannot see;
if I have done wrong, I won’t do it again.”
33 Should God repay you on your terms
when you have rejected His?
You must choose, not I!
So declare what you know.
34 Reasonable men will say to me,
along with the wise men who hear me,
35 “Job speaks without knowledge;(S)
his words are without insight.”
36 If only Job were tested to the limit,
because his answers are like those of wicked men.
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin;
he scornfully claps(T) in our presence,
while multiplying(U) his words against God.
Job 34
La Biblia de las Américas
Eliú justifica a Dios
34 Entonces prosiguió Eliú, y dijo:
2 Oíd, sabios, mis palabras,
y vosotros los que sabéis, prestadme atención.
3 Porque el oído distingue las palabras,
como el paladar prueba la comida(A).
4 Escojamos para nosotros lo que es justo;
conozcamos entre nosotros lo que es bueno.
5 Porque Job ha dicho: «Yo soy justo(B),
pero Dios me ha quitado mi derecho(C).
6 ¿He de mentir respecto a mi derecho[a]?
Mi herida[b](D) es incurable, sin haber yo cometido transgresión».
7 ¿Qué hombre es como Job,
que bebe el escarnio como agua(E),
8 que va en compañía de los que hacen iniquidad,
y anda con hombres perversos(F)?
9 Porque ha dicho: «Nada gana el hombre
cuando se complace en[c] Dios(G)».
10 Por tanto, escuchadme, hombres de entendimiento.
Lejos esté de Dios la iniquidad,
y del Todopoderoso[d] la maldad(H).
11 Porque Él paga al hombre conforme a su trabajo,
y retribuye a cada cual conforme a su conducta[e](I).
12 Ciertamente, Dios no obrará perversamente,
y el Todopoderoso[f] no pervertirá el juicio(J).
13 ¿Quién le dio autoridad sobre la tierra(K)?
¿Y quién ha puesto a su cargo el mundo entero(L)?
14 Si Él determinara hacerlo así[g],
si hiciera volver[h] a sí mismo su espíritu y su aliento(M),
15 toda carne a una perecería(N),
y el hombre volvería al polvo(O).
16 Pero si tienes inteligencia, oye esto,
escucha la voz de mis palabras.
17 ¿Gobernará el que aborrece la justicia(P)?
¿Y condenarás al Justo poderoso(Q),
18 que dice a un rey: «Indigno»,
a los nobles: «Perversos»;
19 que no hace acepción de príncipes,
ni considera al rico sobre el pobre(R),
ya que todos son obra de sus manos(S)?
20 En un momento mueren, y a medianoche
se estremecen los pueblos y pasan(T),
y los poderosos son quitados(U) sin esfuerzo[i].
21 Porque sus ojos observan[j] los caminos del hombre,
y Él ve todos sus pasos(V).
22 No hay tinieblas ni densa oscuridad
donde puedan esconderse los que hacen iniquidad(W).
23 Porque Él no necesita considerar más al hombre(X),
para que vaya ante Dios en juicio.
24 Él quebranta a los poderosos(Y) sin indagar,
y pone a otros en su lugar.
25 Pues Él conoce sus obras(Z),
de noche los derriba(AA)
y son aplastados.
26 Como a malvados los azota(AB)
en un lugar público[k],
27 porque se apartaron de seguirle(AC),
y no consideraron ninguno de sus caminos(AD),
28 haciendo que el clamor del pobre llegara a Él(AE),
y que oyera el clamor de los afligidos(AF).
29 Cuando está quieto, ¿quién puede condenarle?;
y cuando esconde su rostro, ¿quién puede contemplarle?;
esto es, tanto nación como hombre,
30 para que no gobiernen hombres impíos(AG),
ni sean lazos para el pueblo.
31 Porque ¿ha dicho alguno a Dios:
«He sufrido castigo,
ya no ofenderé más;
32 enséñame lo que no veo;
si he obrado mal(AH),
no lo volveré a hacer»?
33 ¿Ha de retribuir Él según tus condiciones(AI), porque tú has rehusado?
Porque tú tienes que escoger y no yo,
por tanto, declara lo que sabes.
34 Los hombres entendidos me dirán,
y también el sabio que me oiga:
35 «Job habla sin conocimiento,
y sus palabras no tienen sabiduría(AJ).
36 Job debe ser[l] juzgado hasta el límite[m],
porque responde como los hombres perversos(AK).
37 Porque a su pecado añade rebelión(AL);
bate palmas(AM) entre nosotros,
y multiplica sus palabras contra Dios».
Footnotes
- Job 34:6 O, Aunque tengo razón se me considera un mentiroso
- Job 34:6 Lit., saeta
- Job 34:9 O, se deleita en
- Job 34:10 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 34:11 O, senda
- Job 34:12 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 34:14 Lit., pusiera su mente en sí mismo
- Job 34:14 Lit., recogiera
- Job 34:20 Lit., mano
- Job 34:21 Lit., están sobre
- Job 34:26 Lit., en el lugar de los que ven
- Job 34:36 Lit., Ruego que Job sea
- Job 34:36 O, el fin
Job 34
King James Version
34 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
10 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.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
19 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.
20 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.
21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
29 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:
30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
32 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
33 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.
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
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