2 Give ear, you wise, to my words; and you who have knowledge, give attention to me;
2 “Hear my words, you wise men,And listen to me, you who know.
2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
2 Hear my words, you wise men,and listen to me, you knowledgeable ones.
2 "Listen to what I have to say, you wise men! Pay attention to me, you educated people!
4 Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.
4 “Let us choose for ourselves what is right;Let us know among ourselves what is good.
4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
4 Let us judge for ourselves what is right;let us decide together what is good.
4 let's choose what's right for us. Let's consider among ourselves what is good."
6 Though I am right, still I am in pain; my wound may not be made well, though I have done no wrong.
6 (a)Should I lie concerning my right?My (b)(D)wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
6 Have I lied concerning the justice that I deserve? My wound is incurable, though transgression cannot be attributed to me.'
10 Now then, you wise, take note; you men of knowledge, give ear to me. Let it be far from God to do evil, and from the Ruler of all to do wrong.
10 “Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding.Far be it from God to (H)do wickedness,And from the Almighty to do wrong.
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.
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)
10 "Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,
11 For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.
11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
11 because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.
16 If you are wise, take note of this; give ear to the voice of my words.
16 “But if you have understanding, hear this;Listen to the sound of my words.
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
16 If you have understanding, hear this;listen to what I have to say.
16 If you have understanding, listen to this! Pay attention to what I have to say:
19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
19 Who shows no (R)partiality to princesNor regards the rich above the poor,For they all are the (S)work of His hands?
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.
19 God is not partial(M) to princesand does not favor the rich over the poor,for they are all the work of His hands.
19 Who isn't partial to princes? Who doesn't give preference to the nobles over the poor? Nevertheless, all of them are his handiwork.
20 Suddenly they come to an end, even in the middle of the night: the blow comes on the men of wealth, and they are gone, and the strong are taken away without the hand of man.
20 “In a moment they die, and (T)at midnightPeople are shaken and pass away,And (U)the mighty are taken away without a hand.
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.
20 They die suddenly in the middle of the night;people shudder, then pass away.Even the mighty are removed without effort.
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.
25 For he has knowledge of their works, overturning them in the night, so that they are crushed.
25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
25 Thus he acknowledges their behavior, and overcomes them; when night time comes, they are crushed.
27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,
27 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
27 because they turned aside from following Himand did not understand any of His ways
27 because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.
28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.
28 So that they caused (AE)the cry of the poor to come to Him,And that He might (AF)hear the cry of the afflicted—
28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
28 As a result, the cries of the poor have reached him and he has heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 ...
29 When He keeps quiet, who then can condemn?And when He hides His face, who then can behold Him,That is, in regard to both nation and man?—
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:
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,
29 "If he remains silent, who will condemn him? If he conceals his face, who can see him? He watches over both nation and individual alike,
31 ...
31 “For has anyone said to God,‘I have borne chastisement;I will not offend anymore;
31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
31 Suppose someone says to God,“I have endured my punishment;I will no longer act wickedly.
31 "Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.
33 ...
33 “Shall He (AI)recompense on your terms, because you have rejected it?For you must choose, and not I;Therefore declare what you know.
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.
33 Should God repay you on your termswhen you have rejected His?You must choose, not I!So declare what you know.
33 "Should you not be paid back, since you have rejected him? You do the choosing! I won't! Tell us what you know!
34 Men of knowledge, and all wise men, hearing me, will say,
34 “Men of understanding will say to me,And a wise man who hears me,
34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
34 Reasonable men will say to me,along with the wise men who hear me,
34 "Men of understanding, speak to me! Are any of you men wise? Then listen to me!
36 May Job be tested to the end, because his answers have been like those of evil men.
36 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
36 If only Job were tested to the limit,because his answers are like those of wicked men.
36 Oh, how Job needs to be given a full court trial, as a rebuke to those who practice evil,
37 For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.
37 ‘For he adds (AL)rebellion to his sin;He (AM)claps his hands among us,And multiplies his words against God.’”
37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin;he scornfully claps(T) in our presence,while multiplying(U) his words against God.
37 because he has been adding rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us, and keeps on ranting against God."
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