Verse 7
Job 34:7
World English Bible, British Edition
7
What man is like Job,
who drinks scorn like water,
Original Language Text
hebrew
מִי גֶ֥בֶר כְּ/אִיּ֑וֹב יִֽשְׁתֶּה לַּ֥עַג כַּ/מָּֽיִם
English Translation
Who is a man like Job who drinks in mockery like water?
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Chapter 34 Context
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Moreover Elihu answered,
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“Hear my words, you wise men.
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
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For the ear tries words,
as the palate tastes food.
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Let us choose for us that which is right.
Let us know amongst ourselves what is good.
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For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,
God (Elohim) has taken away my right.
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Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar.
My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedi...
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What man is like Job,
who drinks scorn like water,
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who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
and walks with wicked men?
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For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should delight himself with God (Elohim).’
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“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:
far be it from God (Elohim), that he should do wi...
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For the work of a man he will render to him,
and cause every man to find according to his ways.
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Yes surely, God (Elohim) will not do wickedly,
neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
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Who put him in charge of the earth?
Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
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If he set his heart on himself,
if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
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all flesh would perish together,
and man would turn again to dust.
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“If now you have understanding, hear this.
Listen to the voice of my words.
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Should even one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
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who says to a king, ‘Vile!’
or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
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He doesn’t respect the persons of princes,
nor respect the rich more than the poor,
for they all are...
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In a moment they die, even at midnight.
The people are shaken and pass away.
The mighty are taken aw...
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“For his eyes are on the ways of a man.
He sees all his goings.
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There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,
where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
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For he doesn’t need to consider a man further,
that he should go before God (Elohim) in judgement.
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He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out,
and sets others in their place.
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Therefore he takes knowledge of their works.
He overturns them in the night, so that they are destro...
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He strikes them as wicked men
in the open sight of others;
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because they turned away from following him,
and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
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so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him.
He heard the cry of the afflicted.
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When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
When he hides his face, who then can see him?
He is o...
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that the godless man may not reign,
that there be no one to ensnare the people.
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“For has any said to God (Elohim),
‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
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Teach me that which I don’t see.
If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
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Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it?
For you must choose, and not I.
Therefore...
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Men of understanding will tell me,
yes, every wise man who hears me:
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‘Job speaks without knowledge.
His words are without wisdom.’
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I wish that Job were tried to the end,
because of his answering like wicked men.
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For he adds rebellion to his sin.
He claps his hands amongst us,
and multiplies his words against Go...
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