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Job 34

5 Elihú chargeth Job, that he called him selfe righteous. 12 He sheweth that God is just in his judgements. 24 God destroyeth the mightie. 30 By him the hypocrite reigneth.
1.Moreover Elihú answered, & said,
2.Heare my wordes, ye awise men, & hearken unto me, ye that have knowledge.
3.For the eare tryeth the wordes, as the mouth tasteth meat.
4.Let us seke bjudgement among us, & let us knowe among our selves what is good.
5.For Job hathe said, I am righteous, and God hathe taken caway my judgement.
6.Shulde I lye in my dright? my wounde of the arowe is egrievous without my sinne.
7.What man is like Job, that drinketh fscornefulnes like water?
8.Which goeth in the gcompanie of them that worke iniquitie, and walketh with wicked men?
9.For he hathe said, hIt profiteth a man nothing that he shulde iwalke with God.
10.Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of wisdome, God forbid that wickednes shulde be in God, and iniquitie in the Almightie.
11.For he wil rendre unto man according to his worke, and cause everie one to find according to his way.
12.And certainly God wil not do wickedly, nether wil the Almightie pervert judgement.
13.Whom *hathe he appointed over the earth beside him self? or who hathe placed the whole world?
14.If khe set his heart upon man, and gather unto him self his spirit land his breath, The workes of God Job. 34:
15.All flesh shal perish together, and man shal returne unto dust.
16.And if thou hast understanding, heare this and hearken to the voyce of my wordes.
17.Shal he that hateth judgement, mgoverne? and wilt thou judge him wicked that is moste just?
18.Wilt thou say unto a King, Thou art nwicked? or to princes, Ye are ungodlie?
19.How muche lesse to him that accepteth not the persones of princes, & regardeth not the riche, more then the poore? for thei be all the worke to his hands.
20.They shal dye sodenly, oand the people shalbe troubled at midnight, pand they shal passe forthe and take away the mightie without hand.
21.For his eyes are upon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22.There is no darkenes nor shadowe of death, that the workers of iniquitie might be hid therein.
23.For he wil not lay on man so muche, that he shulde qentre into judgement with God.
24.He shal breake the mightie without rseking, and shal set up other in their steade.
25.Therefore shal he declare their sworkes: he shal turne the tnight, and they shalbe destroyed.
26.He striketh them as wicked men in the places of the useers,
27.Because they have turned backe from him, and wolde not consider all his waies:
28.So that they have caused the voyce of the poore to xcome unto him, and he hathe heard the crye of the afflicted.
29.And when he giveth quietnes, who can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who can beholde him, whether it be upon nacions, or upon a man onely?
30.Because the yhypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.
31.Surely it apperteineth unto God zto say, I have pardoned, I wil not destroye.
32.aBut if I se not, teache thou me: if I have done wickedly, I wil do no more.
33.Wil he performe the thing through bthee? for thou haste reproved cit, because that thou hast chosen, and not I, now speake what thou knowest.
34.Let men of understanding tel me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
35.Job hathe not spoken of knowledge, nether were his wordes according to wisdome.
36.I desire that Job may be dtryed, unto the end touching the answers for wicked men.
37.For he eaddeth rebellion unto his sinne: he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his wordes against God.

Notes

2-a.
Which are esteemed wise of the world.
4-b.
Let us examine the matter uprightly.
5-c.
That is, has afflicted me without measure.
6-d.
Should I say, I am wicked, being an innocent?
6-e.
I am sorer punished, then my sin deserves.
7-f.
Which is compelled to receive the reproach and scorns of many for his foolish words.
8-g.
Meaning, that Job was like to the wicked, because he seemed not to glorify God, and submit himself to his judgements.
9-h.
He wrests Job’s words, who said that God’s children are oft times punished in this world, and the wicked go free.
9-i.
That is, live godly, as Gen. 5.22.
13-*.
Ch. 36.23.
14-k.
To destroy him.
14-l.
The breath of life, which he gave man. 3
17-m.
If God were not just, how could he govern the world?
18-n.
If man of nature fear to speak evil of such as have power, then much more ought they to be afraid to speak evil of God.
20-o.
When they look not for it.
20-p.
The messengers or visitation that God shall send.
23-q.
God does not afflict man above measure, so that he should have occasion to contend with him.
24-r.
For all his creatures are at hand to serve him, so that he needs not to seek for any other army.
25-s.
Make them manifest that they are wicked.
25-t.
Declare the things that were hid.
26-u.
Meaning, openly in the sight of all men.
28-x.
By their cruelty and extortion.
30-y.
When tyrants sit in the throne of justice which under pretence of executing justice are but hypocrites & oppress the people, it is a sign that God has drawen back his countenance and favour from that place.
31-z.
Only it belongs to God to moderate his corrections, and not unto man.
32-a.
Thus Elihú speaks in the person of God, as it were mocking Job because he would be wiser then God.
33-b.
Will God use your counsel in doing his works?
33-c.
Thus he speaks in the person of God, as though Job should choose and refuse affliction at his pleasure. 2 Geneva Bible 1560
36-d.
That he may speak as much as he can, that we may answer him and all the wicked that shall use such arguments.
37-e.
He stands stubbornly in the maintenance of his cause.