Verse 5
Job 34:5
Young's Literal Translation
5
For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God (Elohim) hath turned aside my right,
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּֽי אָ֭מַר אִיּ֣וֹב צָדַ֑קְתִּי וְ֝/אֵ֗ל הֵסִ֥יר מִשְׁפָּטִֽ/י
English Translation
For Job said, "I am righteous, and God has taken away my judgment."
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Chapter 34 Context
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And Elihu answereth and saith:
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Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.
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For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
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Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
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For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God (Elohim) hath turned aside my right,
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Against my right do I lie? Mortal [is] mine arrow -- without transgression.'
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Who [is] a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,
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And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.
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For he hath said, 'It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God (Elohim).'
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Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God (Elohim) to do wickedness, And [from] t...
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For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.
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Yea, truly, God (Elohim) doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
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Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?
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If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
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Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.
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And if [there is] understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.
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Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?
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Who hath said to a king -- 'Worthless,' Unto princes -- 'Wicked?'
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That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of...
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[In] a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mig...
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For His eyes [are] on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
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There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;
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For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God (Elohim) in judgment,
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He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.
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Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.
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As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.
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Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have consider...
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To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.
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And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in referenc...
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From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
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For unto God (Elohim) hath any said: 'I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
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Besides [that which] I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'
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By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what tho...
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Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.
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Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words [are] not with wisdom.
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My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,
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For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God (...
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