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Elihu Confronts Job
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# Chapter 33
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1. But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,
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1 But now, Job, pay attention to my speech,
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and listen to all my words.
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2. I am going to open my mouth;
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2 I am going to open my mouth;
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my tongue will form words on my palate.
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3. My words come from my upright heart,
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3 My words come from my upright heart,
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and my lips speak with sincerity what they know.
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4. The Spirit of God has made me,
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4 The Spirit of God has made me,
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and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
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5. Refute me if you can.
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5 Refute me if you can.
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Prepare your case against me; take your stand.
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6. I am just like you before God;
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6 I am just like you before God;
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I was also pinched off from a piece of clay.
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7. Fear of me should not terrify you;
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7 Fear of me should not terrify you;
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no pressure from me should weigh you down.
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8. Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
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8 Surely you have spoken in my hearing,
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and I have heard these very words:
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9. "I am pure, without transgression;
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9 “I am pure, without transgression;
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I am clean and have no iniquity.
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10. But he finds reasons to oppose me;
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10 But he finds reasons to oppose me;
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he regards me as his enemy.
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11. He puts my feet in the stocks;
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he stands watch over all my paths."
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12. But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
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11 He puts my feet in the stocks;
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he stands watch over all my paths.”
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12 But I tell you that you are wrong in this matter,
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since God is greater than man.
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13. Why do you take him to court
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13 Why do you take him to court
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for not answering anything a person asks?
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14. For God speaks time and again,
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14 For God speaks time and again,
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but a person may not notice it.
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15. In a dream, a vision in the night,
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15 In a dream, a vision in the night,
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when deep sleep comes over people
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as they slumber on their beds,
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16. he uncovers their ears
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16 he uncovers their ears
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and terrifies them with warnings,
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17. in order to turn a person from his actions
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17 in order to turn a person from his actions
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and suppress the pride of a person.
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18. God spares his soul from the Pit,
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18 God spares his soul from the Pit,
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his life from crossing the river of death.
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19. A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain
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19 A person may be disciplined on his bed with pain
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and constant distress in his bones,
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20. so that he detests bread,
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20 so that he detests bread,
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and his soul despises his favorite food.
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21. His flesh wastes away to nothing,
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21 His flesh wastes away to nothing,
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and his unseen bones stick out.
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22. He draws near to the Pit,
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22 He draws near to the Pit,
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and his life to the executioners.
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23. If there is an angel on his side,
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23 If there is an angel on his side,
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one mediator out of a thousand,
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to tell a person what is right for him
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24. and to be gracious to him and say,
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"Spare him from going down to the Pit;
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I have found a ransom,"
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25. then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth,
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24 and to be gracious to him and say,
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“Spare him from going down to the Pit;
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I have found a ransom,”
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25 then his flesh will be healthier than in his youth,
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and he will return to the days of his youthful vigor.
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26. He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
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26 He will pray to God, and God will delight in him.
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That person will see his face with a shout of joy,
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and God will restore his righteousness to him.
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27. He will look at men and say,
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"I have sinned and perverted what was right;
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27 He will look at men and say,
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“I have sinned and perverted what was right;
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yet I did not get what I deserved.
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28. He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
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and I will continue to see the light."
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29. God certainly does all these things
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28 He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
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and I will continue to see the light.”
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29 God certainly does all these things
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two or three times to a person
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30. in order to turn him back from the Pit,
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30 in order to turn him back from the Pit,
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so he may shine with the light of life.
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31. Pay attention, Job, and listen to me.
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31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me.
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Be quiet, and I will speak.
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32. But if you have something to say, answer me;
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32 But if you have something to say, answer me;
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speak, for I would like to justify you.
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33. If not, then listen to me;
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be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.
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33 If not, then listen to me;
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be quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.
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