Job 34
- 1Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
- 2Hear my words, O you wise men, and listen to me, you who have knowledge.
- 3For the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.
- 4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
- 5For Job has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my judgment.
- 6Should I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without rebellion.
- 7What man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?
- 8Who goes in company with the evildoers, and walks with wicked men.
- 9For he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
- 10Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God, that he should do evil, and from the Almighty, that he should do wrong.
- 11For he repays a man for his work, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
- 12Yes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
- 13Who has given him a charge over the earth? Or who has disposed the whole world?
- 14If he set his heart on man, if he gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
- 15All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again to dust.
- 16If now you have understanding, hear this: listen to the voice of my words.
- 17Shall even he who hates right govern? And will you condemn him who is most just?
- 18Is it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? And to princes, You are godless?
- 19How much less to him who does not accept the persons of princes, or regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of his hands.
- 20In a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away, and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
- 21For his eyes are on the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
- 22There is no darkness, or shadow of death, where the evildoers may hide themselves.
- 23For he will not lay on man more than right, that he should enter into judgment with God.
- 24He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their place.
- 25Therefore he knows their works, and he overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
- 26He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
- 27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
- 28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he hears the cry of the suffering.
- 29When he gives quiet, who then can make trouble? And when he hides his face, who then can look at him? Whether it is done against a nation, or against a man only.
- 30That the hypocrite does not reign, so that not the people be ensnared.
- 31Surely it is fitting to be said to God, I have borne punishment, I will not offend any more:
- 32That which I do not see, teach you me. If I have done wrong, I will do no more.
- 33Should it be according to your mind? He will repay it, whether you refuse, or whether you choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
- 34Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man listen to me.
- 35Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
- 36My desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.
- 37For he adds rebellion to his sin, he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Job 34 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVHear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
GIGAKJVHear my words, O you wise men, and listen to me, you who have knowledge.
KJVFor the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
GIGAKJVFor the ear tries words, as the mouth tastes food.
KJVFor Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
GIGAKJVFor Job has said, I am righteous: and God has taken away my judgment.
KJVShould I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression.
GIGAKJVShould I lie against my right? My wound is incurable without rebellion.
KJVWhat man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?
GIGAKJVWhat man is like Job, who drinks up scorning like water?
KJVWhich goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
GIGAKJVWho goes in company with the evildoers, and walks with wicked men.
KJVFor he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
GIGAKJVFor he has said, It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
KJVTherefore hearken unto me ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
GIGAKJVTherefore listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God, that he should do evil, and from the Almighty, that he should do wrong.
KJVFor the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
GIGAKJVFor he repays a man for his work, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
KJVYea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
GIGAKJVYes, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
KJVWho hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
GIGAKJVWho has given him a charge over the earth? Or who has disposed the whole world?
KJVIf he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
GIGAKJVIf he set his heart on man, if he gather to himself his spirit and his breath,
KJVAll flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
GIGAKJVAll flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again to dust.
KJVIf now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
GIGAKJVIf now you have understanding, hear this: listen to the voice of my words.
KJVShall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
GIGAKJVShall even he who hates right govern? And will you condemn him who is most just?
KJVIs it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly?
GIGAKJVIs it fit to say to a king, You are wicked? And to princes, You are godless?
KJVHow much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
GIGAKJVHow much less to him who does not accept the persons of princes, or regard the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of his hands.
KJVIn a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
GIGAKJVIn a moment they shall die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away, and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
KJVFor his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
GIGAKJVFor his eyes are on the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
KJVThere is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
GIGAKJVThere is no darkness, or shadow of death, where the evildoers may hide themselves.
KJVFor he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
GIGAKJVFor he will not lay on man more than right, that he should enter into judgment with God.
KJVHe shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
GIGAKJVHe shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their place.
KJVTherefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
GIGAKJVTherefore he knows their works, and he overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
KJVHe striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
GIGAKJVHe strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others,
KJVSo that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
GIGAKJVSo that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he hears the cry of the suffering.
KJVWhen he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
GIGAKJVWhen he gives quiet, who then can make trouble? And when he hides his face, who then can look at him? Whether it is done against a nation, or against a man only.
KJVThat the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
GIGAKJVThat the hypocrite does not reign, so that not the people be ensnared.
KJVSurely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
GIGAKJVSurely it is fitting to be said to God, I have borne punishment, I will not offend any more:
KJVThat which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
GIGAKJVThat which I do not see, teach you me. If I have done wrong, I will do no more.
KJVShould it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.
GIGAKJVShould it be according to your mind? He will repay it, whether you refuse, or whether you choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
KJVLet men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
GIGAKJVLet men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man listen to me.
KJVJob hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
GIGAKJVJob has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.
KJVMy desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.
GIGAKJVMy desire is that Job may be tried to the end because of his answers for wicked men.
KJVFor he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
GIGAKJVFor he adds rebellion to his sin, he claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.
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