1 Moreover Elihu answered,
2 "Hear my words, you wise men.
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
3 For the ear tries words,
as the palate tastes food.
4 Let us choose for us that which is right.
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 For Job has said, ‘I am righteous,
God has taken away my right.
6 Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar.
My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
7 What man is like Job,
who drinks scorn like water,
8 who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
and walks with wicked men?
9 For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
that he should delight himself with God.’
10 "Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding:
far be it from God, that he should do wickedness,
from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
11 For the work of a man he will render to him,
and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly,
neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
13 Who put him in charge of the earth?
Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
14 If he set his heart on himself,
if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
15 all flesh would perish together,
and man would turn again to dust.
16 "If now you have understanding, hear this.
Listen to the voice of my words.
17 Should even one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
18 who says to a king, ‘Vile!’
or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
19 He doesn’t respect the persons of princes,
nor respect the rich more than the poor,
for they all are the work of his hands.
20 In a moment they die, even at midnight.
The people are shaken and pass away.
The mighty are taken away without a hand.
21 "For his eyes are on the ways of a man.
He sees all his goings.
22 There is no darkness, nor thick gloom,
where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For he doesn’t need to consider a man further,
that he should go before God in judgment.
24 He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out,
and sets others in their place.
25 Therefore he takes knowledge of their works.
He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men
in the open sight of others;
27 because they turned away from following him,
and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him.
He heard the cry of the afflicted.
29 When he gives quietness, who then can condemn?
When he hides his face, who then can see him?
He is over a nation or a man alike,
30 that the godless man may not reign,
that there be no one to ensnare the people.
31 "For has any said to God,
‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
32 Teach me that which I don’t see.
If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
33 Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it?
For you must choose, and not I.
Therefore speak what you know.
34 Men of understanding will tell me,
yes, every wise man who hears me:
35 ‘Job speaks without knowledge.
His words are without wisdom.’
36 I wish that Job were tried to the end,
because of his answering like wicked men.
37 For he adds rebellion to his sin.
He claps his hands among us,
and multiplies his words against God."
1 以利户回答， 说：
2 "智慧人哪！ 你们要听我的话； 有知识的人哪！ 你们要侧耳听我。
3 因为耳朵试验言语， 好像上膛尝试食物。
4 我们要选择何为是， 让我们彼此知道何为善。
5 约伯说： ‘我是有理的， 神却夺去我的公理；
6 我虽然有公理， 却被认为是说谎的； 我虽然毫无过犯， 我所受的箭伤却无法医治。’
7 有哪一个人像约伯呢？他喝亵慢如同喝水，
8 他与作孽的同伙， 他与恶人同行。
9 因为他说过： ‘人讨 神的喜悦， 对他并无益处。’
10 所以， 明理的人哪！ 你们要听我的话， 神决不至作恶， 全能者断不至行不义，
11 因为 神必照着人所作的报应他， 使各人按照所行的得报应。
12 真的， 神必不作恶， 全能者也必不颠倒是非。
13 谁派他管理大地？谁设立全世界呢？
14 他若对人决心这样作， 他若把灵与气收归自己，
15 有血肉生命的就都一同气绝身亡， 世人都归回尘土。
16 你若明理， 就请听这话， 留心听我说话的声音。
17 恨恶公平的真的可以掌权吗？那有公义与大能的， 你定他为有罪吗？
18 他不是对君王说： ‘你是匪徒’， 又对贵族说： ‘你们是恶人’吗？
19 他不徇王子的情面， 也不看重富人过于穷人， 因为他们都是他手所造的。
20 他们在半夜之中剎那之间死亡， 平民因遭受震动而去世， 有权势的被除灭非借人手。
21 神的眼看顾人的道路， 察看他每一步，
22 没有黑暗， 又没有死荫的地方， 可以给作孽的在那里藏身。
23 神不必进一步鉴察人， 使人到他面前去受审判。
24 他不必查究就可以打碎有权势的人， 并且设立别人代替他们。
25 他原来留心他们所行的， 在夜间倾覆他们， 他们就被压碎；
26 他在观众面前击打他们， 有如击打恶人一样；
27 因为他们偏离正道不跟从他， 也不留心他的一切道路，
28 以致穷人的哀求达到他那里， 他也垂听了困苦人的哀求。
29 他若安静不动， 谁能定他有罪呢？他若掩面， 谁能定他有罪呢？无论对待一国或一人， 都是这样。
30 别让不敬虔的人作王， 免得他危害人民。
31 有人对 神说： ‘我忍受了管教， 不再有败坏的行为了，
32 我所看不到的求你指教我， 我若行了罪孽， 必不再行’。
33 神会因你拒绝悔改， 就遵照你的心意吗？要作抉择的是你， 不是我， 你所知道的， 只管说出来吧。
34 明理的人必对我说， 智慧的人要听我的话。
35 约伯说话毫无知识， 他的言语没有智慧。
36 但愿约伯被试验到底， 因为他的回答像恶人一样。
37 他在自己的罪上又加过犯， 在我们中间鼓掌嘲笑 神， 用许多话敌对 神。"