# Job 34

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/job/34

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. Elihu answered and said,
2. Hear my words, wise ones, and give ear to me, you who know.
3. For the ear tests words, as the palate tastes food.
4. Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us know among ourselves what is good.
5. For Job claims, “I am in the right, but God has deprived me of justice.”
6. Against my right I am a liar; my wound is incurable without transgression.
7. Who is a man like Job, who drinks scorn like water?
8. who travels in fellowship with workers of evil and walks with wicked men.
9. For he has said, "A man gains nothing by delighting himself with God."
10. Therefore, men of understanding, listen to me: far be it from God to do evil, from the Almighty injustice.
11. For he repays a man's deed to him, and causes every man to find according to his path.
12. Surely God does no wrong, nor does the Almighty distort justice.
13. Who appointed him over the earth? Or who set the whole world?
14. If he directs his heart to himself, if he gathers his spirit and his breath to himself,
15. All flesh would expire together, and man would return to dust.
16. If you have understanding, hear this; give ear to the voice of my words.
17. Will even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the righteous and mighty?
18. Who says to a king, "Worthless!" or to nobles, "Guilty!"?
19. who shows no partiality to princes, nor prefers the rich to the poor, for all are his handiwork.
20. In a moment they die, and at midnight people shake and pass away, while the mighty are taken away not by hand.
21. For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
22. There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where doers of evil may hide.
23. For he does not examine a man any further to bring him before God in judgment.
24. He shatters the mighty without examination and raises others in their place.
25. Therefore he recognizes their deeds and overthrows them at night, so they are crushed.
26. He strikes them like the wicked in the sight of onlookers.
27. because they so turned aside from following him and did not consider any of his ways
28. to bring the cry of the poor to him, and he hears the cry of the afflicted.
29. When he brings quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can regard him? Alike to a nation or to a man.
30. so that a hypocritical man does not reign and ensnare the people.
31. Surely, has anyone said to God, "I have borne; I will not offend."
32. Apart from what I behold, instruct me; if I have committed iniquity, I will not do it again.
33. Will he repay it to suit you, for you refused? For you choose, and not I—what do you know? Speak.
34. Men with understanding will say to me, and every wise man who hears me.
35. Job speaks without knowledge, and his words lack prudence.
36. My desire is that Job be tested to the end because of his answers like wicked men.
37. For he adds transgression to his sin, claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.

## Nearby chapters

[Job 33](https://www.lumin.faith/read/job/33.md)
[Job 35](https://www.lumin.faith/read/job/35.md)

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