Thematic Bible
Job 34:1 (show verse)
Elihu continued speaking, and said:
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Job 34:2 (show verse)
"Listen to what I have to say, you wise men! Pay attention to me, you educated people!
Job 34:3 (show verse)
Since the ear tests words like a palate tastes food,
Job 34:4 (show verse)
let's choose what's right for us. Let's consider among ourselves what is good."
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Job 34:5 (show verse)
Now this is Job's claim: "Even though I'm innocent, God has stopped treating me righteously.
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Job 34:6 (show verse)
Have I lied concerning the justice that I deserve? My wound is incurable, though transgression cannot be attributed to me.'
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Job 34:7 (show verse)
"What man is like Job, who drinks mockery like water,
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Job 34:8 (show verse)
traffics in those who practice evil, and walks with wicked people?
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Job 34:9 (show verse)
Because he says, "There's no profit for a man to find joy with God.'"
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Job 34:10 (show verse)
"Therefore you men of understanding, listen to me! Far be it for God to practice wickedness, or the Almighty to do what is wrong,
Job 34:11 (show verse)
because he repays a person for his behavior; and according to a person's conduct, he lets it happen to him.
Job 34:12 (show verse)
Truly, God doesn't practice wickedness, and the Almighty doesn't pervert justice.
Job 34:13 (show verse)
Who entrusted the earth to him? Who made him responsible for the entire inhabited world?
Job 34:14 (show verse)
If he were to decide to do so, that is, to take back to himself his spirit and breath of life,
Job 34:15 (show verse)
every living thing would die all at once, and mankind would return to dust."
Job 34:16 (show verse)
If you have understanding, listen to this! Pay attention to what I have to say:
Job 34:17 (show verse)
Can one who hates justice really govern? And if God is righteous and mighty, can you condemn him?
Job 34:18 (show verse)
Can one say to a king, "You're vile!' or to nobles, "You're wicked!'?
Job 34:19 (show verse)
Who isn't partial to princes? Who doesn't give preference to the nobles over the poor? Nevertheless, all of them are his handiwork.
Job 34:20 (show verse)
"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.
Job 34:21 (show verse)
Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step.
Job 34:22 (show verse)
There's no such thing as darkness to him not even deep darkness that can conceal those who practice evil.
Job 34:23 (show verse)
He won't examine mankind further, that they would go before God to judgment.
Job 34:24 (show verse)
He shatters valiant men without a need to investigate, and he raises others in their place.
Job 34:25 (show verse)
Thus he acknowledges their behavior, and overcomes them; when night time comes, they are crushed.
Job 34:26 (show verse)
"He strikes the wicked among them in a place where they can be seen
Job 34:27 (show verse)
because they've abandoned their pursuit of him and had no respect for any of his ways.
Job 34:28 (show verse)
As a result, the cries of the poor have reached him and he has heard the cry of the afflicted.
Job 34:29 (show verse)
"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,
Job 34:30 (show verse)
to keep the godless man from reigning or laying a snare for the people."
Job 34:31 (show verse)
"Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.
Job 34:32 (show verse)
What I don't see, instruct me! If I've done anything evil, I won't repeat it!'
Job 34:33 (show verse)
"Should you not be paid back, since you have rejected him? You do the choosing! I won't! Tell us what you know!
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Job 34:34 (show verse)
"Men of understanding, speak to me! Are any of you men wise? Then listen to me!
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Job 34:35 (show verse)
Job has been speaking from his own ignorance, and what he has to say lacks insight!
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Job 34:36 (show verse)
Oh, how Job needs to be given a full court trial, as a rebuke to those who practice evil,
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Job 34:37 (show verse)
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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