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Job 34

Elihu Vindicates God's Justice

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Then Elihuh453 continuedh6030a and saidh559,

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"Hearh8085 my wordsh4405, you wiseh2450 menh2450, And listenh238 to me, you who knowh3045.

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"For  athe earh241 testsh974 wordsh4405 As the palateh2441 tastesh2938 foodh398.

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"Let us chooseh977 for ourselves whath4941 is righth4941; Let us knowh3045 amongh996 ourselves whath4100 is goodh2896a.

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"For Jobh347 has saidh559, ` aI am righteoush6663, But  bGodh410 has takenh5493 awayh5493 my righth4941;

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 1Should I lieh3576 concerningh5921 my righth4941? My  2 awoundh2671 is incurableh605, though I am withouth1097 transgressionh6588.'

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"Whath4310 manh1397 is like Jobh347, Whoh4310  adrinksh8354 up derisionh3933 like waterh4325,

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Who goesh732  ain companyh2274 with the workersh6466 of iniquityh205, And walksh1980 with wickedh7562 menh376?

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"For he has saidh559, ` aIt profitsh5532a a manh1397 nothingh3808 When he  1is pleasedh7521 with Godh430.'

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"Thereforeh3651, listenh8085 to me, you menh376 of understandingh3824. Farh2486 be it from Godh410 to  ado wickednessh7562, And from the Almightyh7706b to do wrongh5766.

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"For He paysh7999a a manh120 according to  ahis workh6467, And makes  1him findh4672 it according to his wayh734.

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"Surelyh637h551,  aGodh410 will not acth7561 wickedlyh7561, And the Almightyh7706b will not perverth5791 justiceh4941.

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"Whoh4310  agaveh6485 Him authorityh6845 overh5921 the earthh776? And whoh4310  bhas laidh7760 on Him the wholeh3605 worldh8398?

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"Ifh518 He should  1determineh7760h3820 to do so, If He should  agatherh622 to Himself His spirith7307 and His breathh5397,

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Allh3605  afleshh1320 would perishh1478 togetherh3162, And manh120 would  breturnh7725 to dusth6083.

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"But ifh518 you have understandingh998, hearh8085 thish384; Listenh238 to the soundh6963 of my wordsh4405.

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"Shall  aone who hatesh8130 justiceh4941 ruleh2280? And  bwill you condemnh7561 the righteoush6662 mightyh3524 Oneh3524,

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Who saysh559 to a kingh4428, `Worthlessh1100 oneh1100,' To noblesh5081, `Wickedh7563 onesh7563';

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Whoh834 showsh5375 noh3808  apartialityh5375h6440 to princesh8269 Norh3808 regardsh5234 the richh7771a aboveh6440 the poorh1800b, For they allh3605 are the  bworkh4639 of His handsh3027?

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"In a momenth7281 they dieh4191, and  aat midnighth2676h3915 Peopleh5971a are shakenh1607 and passh5674a awayh5674a, And  bthe mightyh47 are takenh5493 awayh5493 withouth3808 a handh3027.

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"For  aHis eyesh5869 are upon the waysh1870 of a manh376, And He seesh7200 allh3605 his stepsh6806.

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"Thereh369 is  anoh369 darknessh2822 or deeph6757 shadowh6757 Whereh8033 the workersh6466 of iniquityh205 may hideh5641 themselves.

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"For He does not  aneed to considerh7760 a manh376 furtherh5750, That he should goh1980 beforeh413 Godh410 in judgmenth4941.

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"He breaksh7489b in pieces  amightyh3524 menh3524 withouth3808 inquiryh2714, And setsh5975 othersh312 in their placeh8478.

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"Thereforeh3651 He  aknowsh5234 their worksh4566, And  bHe overthrowsh2015 them in the nighth3915, And they are crushedh1792.

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"He  astrikesh5606 them likeh8478 the wickedh7563  1In a publich7200 placeh4725,

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Becauseh834h5921h3651 they  aturnedh5493 asideh5493 from followingh310 Him, And  bhadh7919a noh3808 regardh7919a for anyh3605 of His waysh1870;

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So that they caused  athe cryh6818 of the poorh1800b to comeh935 to Him, And that He might  bhearh8085 the cryh6818 of the afflictedh6041--

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When He keepsh8252 quieth8252, whoh4310 then can condemnh7561? And when He hidesh5641 His faceh6440, whoh4310 then can beholdh7789 Him, That is, in regardh5921 to bothh3162 nationh1471 and manh120?--

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Soh4480 that  agodlessh2611 menh120 would not ruleh4427a Norh4480 be snaresh4170 of the peopleh5971a.

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"For has anyone saidh559 to Godh410, `I have borneh5375 chastisement; I will not offendh2254b anymore;

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Teachh3384 me what I do not seeh2372; Ifh518 I have  adoneh6466 iniquityh5766, I will not doh3254 it againh3254'?

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"Shall He  arecompenseh7999a on your termsh5973, becauseh3588 you have rejectedh3988a it? For you must chooseh977, and not I; Therefore declareh1696 whath4100 you knowh3045.

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"Menh376 of understandingh3824 will sayh559 to me, And a wiseh2450 manh1397 who hearsh8085 me,

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`Jobh347  aspeaksh1696 withouth3808 knowledgeh1847, And his wordsh1697 are withouth3808 wisdomh7919a.

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`Jobh347 oughth994b to be triedh974  1to the limith5331, Becauseh5921 he answersh8666  alike wickedh205 menh376.

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`For he addsh3254  arebellionh6588 to his sinh2403b; He  bclapsh5606 his hands amongh996 us, And multipliesh7235a his wordsh561 against Godh410.' "



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