Job 34:10-20
Legacy Standard Bible
10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men with a heart of wisdom.
Far be it from God to (A)do injustice,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.
11 For He pays a man according to (B)his work,
And makes [a]him find it according to his way.
12 Truly, (C)God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.
13 Who (D)appointed Him with authority over the earth?
And who (E)has laid on Him the whole world?
14 If He should set His heart on it,
If He should (F)gather to Himself His spirit and His breath,
15 All (G)flesh would breathe its last together,
And man would (H)return to dust.
16 “But if you have understanding, hear this;
Give ear to the sound of my speech.
17 Shall (I)one who hates justice [b]rule?
And (J)will you condemn the righteous mighty One,
18 Who says to a king, ‘Vile one,’
To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;
19 Who shows no (K)partiality to princes
Nor recognizes the rich above the poor,
For they all are the (L)work of His hands?
20 In a moment they die, and (M)at midnight
People are shaken and pass away,
And (N)the mighty are taken away without a hand.
Job 34:10-20
International Standard Version
God is Just
10 “Therefore you men of understanding,[a] listen to me!
Far be it for God to practice wickedness,
or the Almighty to do what is wrong,
11 because he repays a person for his behavior;
and according to a person’s[b] conduct,
he lets it happen to[c] him.
12 Truly, God doesn’t practice wickedness,
and the Almighty doesn’t pervert justice.
13 Who entrusted the earth to him?
Who made him responsible for the entire inhabited world?
14 If he were to decide to do so,
that is, to take back to himself[d] his spirit and breath of life,[e]
15 every living thing would die all at once,[f]
and mankind would return to dust.”
God’s Rule is Just
16 If you have[g] understanding, listen to this!
Pay attention to what I have to say:
17 Can one who hates justice really govern?
And if God[h] is righteous and mighty, can you condemn him?[i]
18 Can one say to a king, ‘You’re vile!’
or to nobles, ‘You’re wicked!’?
19 Who isn’t partial to[j] princes?
Who doesn’t give preference to the nobles over the poor?
Nevertheless, all of them are his handiwork.
20 “They die suddenly, in the middle of the night;
people suffer seizures and pass away;
even valiant men can be taken away—
and not by human hands.
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