Job 34:10-20
Christian Standard Bible
10 Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding.
It is impossible for God to do wrong,
and for the Almighty to act unjustly.(A)
11 For he repays(B) a person according to his deeds,
and he gives him what his conduct deserves.[a]
12 Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly
and the Almighty does not pervert justice.(C)
13 Who gave him authority over the earth?
Who put him in charge of the entire world?(D)
14 If he put his mind to it
and withdrew the spirit(E) and breath he gave,
15 every living thing would perish together
and mankind would return to the dust.(F)
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,(G)
18 who says to a king, “Worthless man!”
and to nobles, “Wicked men!”?(H)
19 God is not partial(I) 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.
Footnotes
- 34:11 Lit and like a path of a man, he causes him to find
Job 34:10-20
Lexham English Bible
10 “Therefore, listen to me, people who have sense:[a]
far be it from God that he should commit wickedness[b]
and that Shaddai should do wrong.[c]
11 Indeed, he will repay according to a human being’s deeds,
and according to a man’s way he will let it happen to him.
12 What’s more, God truly does not act wickedly,
and Shaddai does not pervert justice.
13 Who gave him charge over the earth?
Or[d] who laid on him the whole world?
14 If he should set his heart to it,
and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,
15 all flesh would perish together,
and humankind would return to dust.
16 “But[e] if you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I say.[f]
17 Shall he who hates justice really govern?
Or will you[g] declare the Righteous One, the Mighty, guilty?—
18 the one who says to a king,
‘You worthless man,’ to noblemen, ‘You wicked man,’
19 who shows no partiality to officials[h]
and who does not take note of the noble more than of the insignificant,[i]
for all of them are the work of his hands?
20 In a moment they die,
and in the middle of the night the people are shaken, and they pass away,
and they take away the mighty effortlessly.[j]
Footnotes
- Job 34:10 Literally “men of heart”
- Job 34:10 Literally “from wickedness”
- Job 34:10 Literally “from wrong”
- Job 34:13 Hebrew “And”
- Job 34:16 Hebrew “And”
- Job 34:16 Literally “the voice/sound of my words”
- Job 34:17 Singular
- Job 34:19 Literally “he does not lift the face of officials”
- Job 34:19 Literally “he does not regard the eminent to the face of the poor/insignificant”
- Job 34:20 Literally “not by a hand”
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