JOB CHAPTER 34 (ORIGINAL 1611 KJV)

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CHAP. XXXIV.

1 Elihu accuseth Iob for charging God with iniustice. 10 God omnipotent cannot be vniust. 31 Man must humble himselfe vnto God. 34 Elihu reprooueth Iob.

¹ Furthermore Elihu answered, and said,

² Heare my wordes, O yee wise men, and giue eare vnto me, ye that haue knowledge.

³ For the eare trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meate.³

⁴ Let vs chuse to vs iudgement: let vs know among our selues what is good.

⁵ For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement.

⁶ Should I lye against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.⁶

⁷ What man is like Iob, who drinketh vp scorning like water?

⁸ Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men.

⁹ For hee hath said, It profiteth a man nothing, that he should delight himselfe with God.

¹⁰ Therefore hearken vnto me, ye men of vnderstanding: farre bee it from God, that he should doe wickednes, and from the Almighty, that hee should commit iniquitie.¹⁰

¹¹ For the worke of a man shall he render vnto him, and cause euery man to finde according to his wayes.¹¹

¹² Yea surely God will not doe wickedly, neither will the Almighty peruert iudgement.

¹³ Who hath giuen him a charge ouer the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?¹³

¹⁴ If he set his heart vpon man, if he gather vnto himselfe his spirit and his breath;¹⁴

¹⁵ All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turne againe vnto dust.¹⁵

¹⁶ If now thou hast vnderstanding, heare this: hearken to the voyce of my words.

¹⁷ Shall euen he that hateth right, gouerne? and wilt thou condemne him that is most iust?¹⁷

¹⁸ Is it fit to say to a King, Thou art wicked? and to Princes, Ye are vngodly?

¹⁹ How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of Princes, nor regardeth the rich more then the poore? for they all are the woorke of his hands.¹⁹

²⁰ In a moment shall they die, and the people shalbe troubled at midnight, and passe away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.²⁰

²¹ For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.²¹

²² There is no darkenes, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquitie may hide themselues.

²³ For hee will not lay vpon man more then right; that he should enter into iudgement with God.²³

²⁴ He shall breake in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.²⁴

²⁵ Therefore hee knoweth their workes, and he ouerturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.²⁵

²⁶ He striketh them as wicked men, in the open sight of others:²⁶

²⁷ Because they turned backe from him, and would not consider any of his wayes.²⁷

²⁸ So that they cause the cry of the poore to come vnto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

²⁹ When he giueth quietnesse, who then can make trouble? and when hee hideth his face, who then can beholde him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man onely:

³⁰ That the hypocrite raigne not, lest the people be ensnared.

³¹ Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.

³² That which I see not, teach thou me; If I haue done iniquitie, I will doe no more.

³³ Should it bee according to thy minde? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou chuse, and not I: therefore speake what thou knowest.³³

³⁴ Let men of vnderstanding tell mee, and let a wise man hearken vnto mee.³⁴

³⁵ Iob hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdome.

³⁶ My desire is that Iob may bee tried vnto the ende, because of his answeres for wicked men.³⁶

³⁷ For he addeth rebellion vnto his sinne, hee clappeth his handes amongst vs, and multiplieth his words against God.

Job Chapter 34 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible)

³ Chap. 12. 11. , Heb. palate.
⁶ Hebr. mine arrow.
¹⁰ Hebr. men of heart. , Exod. 32. 4. iob 8.3. and 36.23. psal. 92.15. rom 9.14.
¹¹ Psal.62. 12. pro. 24. 12. iere.2. 32,19. cze. 33. 20. mat. 16.27. rom. 26.2. cor. 3.10. 1.pet. 1.17. apoc. 22.12.
¹³ Hebr. all of it.
¹⁴ Psal. 104. 19. , Hebr. vpon him.
¹⁵ Eccles.12. 6. gene.3. 19.
¹⁷ Heb. binde.
¹⁹ Deut. 10. 17.2. chro. 9.7. act. 10.34. rom. 2.11. gal. 2.6. ephe. 6 9. colos.3.25. I. pet. 1.17.
²⁰ Heb. they shall take away the mighty.
²¹ Pro.5.21. and 15.3. iob 31.4. 1. chro. 16. 9 iere.16. 27.
²³ Hebr. goe.
²⁴ Heb. without searching out.
²⁵ Hebr. crushed.
²⁶ Hebr. in the place of beholders.
²⁷ Hebr. from after him.
³³ Hebr. Should it be from with thee?
³⁴ Hebr. of heart.
³⁶ Or, My father, let Iob be tried.

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