32:1And these three men cease from answering Job, for he is righteous in his own eyes,
32:2and burn doth the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; against Job hath his anger burned, because of his justifying himself more than God;
32:3and against his three friends hath his anger burned, because that they have not found an answer, and condemn Job.
32:4And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.
32:5And Elihu seeth that there is no answer in the mouth of the three men, and his anger burneth.
32:6And Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite answereth and saith: -- Young I am in days, and ye are age Therefore I have feared, And am afraid of shewing you my opinion.
32:7I said: Days do speak, And multitude of years teach wisdom.
32:8Surely a spirit is in man, And the breath of the Mighty One Doth cause them to understand.
32:9The multitude are not wise, Nor do the aged understand judgment.
32:10Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion -- even I.
32:11Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.
32:12And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, Or answerer of his sayings among you.
32:13Lest ye say, We have found wisdom, God doth thrust him away, not man.
32:14And he hath not set in array words for me, And with your sayings I do not answer him.
32:15(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.
32:16And I have waited, but they do not speak, For they have stood still, They have not answered any more.)
32:17I answer, even I -- my share, I shew my opinion -- even I.
32:18For I have been full of words, Distressed me hath the spirit of my breast,
32:19Lo, my breast is as wine not opened, Like new bottles it is broken up.
32:20I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.
32:21Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,
32:22For I have not known to give flattering titles, In a little doth my Maker take me away.
33:1And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.
33:2Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
33:3Of the uprightness of my heart are my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
33:4The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.
33:5If thou art able -- answer me, Set in array before me -- station thyself.
33:6Lo, I am, according to thy word, for God, From the clay I -- I also, have been formed.
33:7Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.
33:8Surely -- thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:
33:9`Pure am I, without transgression, Innocent am I, and I have no iniquity.
33:10Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,
33:11He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'
33:12Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.
33:13Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When for all His matters He answereth not?
33:14For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)
33:15In a dream -- a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.
33:16Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:
33:17To turn aside man from doing, And pride from man He concealeth.
33:18He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
33:19And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones is enduring.
33:20And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.
33:21His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!
33:22And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.
33:23If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter -- one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:
33:24Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.'
33:25Fresher is his flesh than a child's, He returneth to the days of his youth.
33:26He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.
33:27He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
33:28He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.'
33:29Lo, all these doth God work, Twice -- thrice with man,
33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.
33:31Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.
33:32If there are words -- answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.
33:33If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.
34:1And Elihu answereth and saith:
34:2Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.
34:3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
34:4Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what is good.
34:5For Job hath said, `I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,
34:6Against my right do I lie? Mortal is mine arrow -- without transgression.'
34:7Who is a man like Job? He drinketh scoffing like water,
34:8And he hath travelled for company With workers of iniquity, So as to go with men of wickedness.
34:9For he hath said, `It doth not profit a man, When he delighteth himself with God.'
34:10Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Mighty to do perverseness:
34:11For the work of man he repayeth to him, And according to the path of each He doth cause him to find.
34:12Yea, truly, God doth not do wickedly, And the Mighty doth not pervert judgment.
34:13Who hath inspected for Himself the earth? And who hath placed all the habitable world?
34:14If He doth set on him His heart, His spirit and his breath unto Him He gathereth.
34:15Expire doth all flesh together, And man to dust returneth.
34:16And if there is understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.
34:17Yea, doth one hating justice govern? Or the Most Just dost thou condemn?
34:18Who hath said to a king -- `Worthless,' Unto princes -- `Wicked?'
34:19That hath not accepted the person of princes, Nor hath known the rich before the poor, For a work of His hands are all of them.
34:20In a moment they die, and at midnight Shake do people, and they pass away, And they remove the mighty without hand.
34:21For His eyes are on the ways of each, And all his steps He doth see.
34:22There is no darkness nor death-shade, For workers of iniquity to be hidden there;
34:23For He doth not suffer man any more, To go unto God in judgment,
34:24He breaketh the mighty -- no searching! And He appointeth others in their stead.
34:25Therefore He knoweth their works, And He hath overturned by night, And they are bruised.
34:26As wicked He hath stricken them, In the place of beholders.
34:27Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,
34:28To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.
34:29And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, It is the same.
34:30From the reigning of a profane man, From the snares of a people;
34:31For unto God hath any said: `I have taken away, I do not corruptly,
34:32Besides that which I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'
34:33By thee doth He recompense, That thou hast refused -- That thou dost choose, and not I? And what thou hast known, speak.
34:34Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.
34:35Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words are not with wisdom.
34:36My Father! let Job be tried -- unto victory, Because of answers for men of iniquity,
34:37For he doth add to his sin, Transgression among us he vomiteth, And multiplieth his sayings to God.