Job 34:5-9

New International Version

⁵“Job says, ‘I am innocent,^(A)
    but God denies me justice.^(B)
⁶Although I am right,
    I am considered a liar;^(C)
although I am guiltless,^(D)
    his arrow inflicts an incurable wound.’^(E)
⁷Is there anyone like Job,
    who drinks scorn like water?^(F)
⁸He keeps company with evildoers;
    he associates with the wicked.^(G)
⁹For he says, ‘There is no profit
    in trying to please God.’^(H)

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Job 34:5-9

International Standard Version

Elihu Reviews Job’s Complaint against God’s Injustice

⁵Now this is Job’s claim:

‘Even though I’m innocent,
    God has stopped treating me righteously.
⁶Have I lied concerning the justice that I deserve?^[a]
    My wound^[b] is incurable,
        though transgression cannot be attributed to me.’

⁷“What man is like Job,
    who drinks mockery like water,
⁸traffics in those who practice evil,
    and walks with wicked people?
⁹Because he says, ‘There’s no profit
    for a man to find joy with God.’”^[c]