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Furthermore Elihu answered and said,
Bowendien het Elihu geantwoord, en gesê,
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Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Hoor my woorde, o julle wyse manne; en gee oor aan my, julle wat kennis het.
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For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Want die oor toets woorde, soos die mond proe voedsel.
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Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what [is] good.
Laat ons vir onsself oordeel kies: laat ons onder onsself weet wat goed is.
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For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
Want Job het gesê, Ek is regverdig: en God het my oordeel weggeneem.
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Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable without transgression.
Sou ek teen my reg lieg? my wond is ongeneeslik sonder oortreding.
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What man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning like water?
Watter man is soos Job, wat spot soos water indrink?
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Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men.
Wat in geselskap gaan met die werkers van ongeregtigheid, en wandel met goddelose manne.
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For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
Want hy het gesê, Dit baat ’n man niks dat hy behae sou hê in God.
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Therefore 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.
Daarom luister na my, julle manne van verstand: ver van God is dit om goddeloosheid te doen; en van die Almagtige, om ongeregtigheid te doen.
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For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to [his] ways.
Want die werk van ’n man sal Hy aan hom teruggee, en elkeen volgens sy weë laat vind.
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Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
Ja, sekerlik sal God nie boosheid doen nie, en die Almagtige nie die oordeel verdraai nie.
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Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
Wie het Hom oor die aarde aangestel? of wie het die hele wêreld georden?
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If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
As Hy sy hart teen die mens sou sit, as Hy sy gees en sy asem tot Homself sou bymekaarmaak;
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All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.
Sou alle vlees saam vergaan, en die mens sou tot stof terugkeer.
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If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
As jy nou verstand het, hoor dit: luister na die stem van my woorde.
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Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
Sal hy wat die oordeel haat, heers? en sal jy Hom veroordeel wat die regverdigste is?
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[Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked? [and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?
Is dit gepas om tot ’n koning te sê, Jy is goddeloos? en tot vorstes, Julle is ongoddelik?
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[How 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.
Hoeveel te minder aan Hom wat nie die aangesigte van vorstes aanneem nie, en die ryk nie meer as die arm ag nie? want hulle almal is die werk van sy hande.
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In 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.
In ‚'n oomblik sterwe hulle, en die volk is in die middernag ontsteld, en vergaan: en die magtige word weggeneem sonder hand.
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For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
Want sy oë is op die weë van die mens, en Hy sien al sy treë.
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[There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Daar is geen duisternis, en geen skaduwee van die dood nie, waar die werkers van ongeregtigheid hulle mag verberg.
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For he will not lay upon man more [than right]; that he should enter into judgment with God.
Want Hy sal nie meer op die mens lê om in die oordeel voor God te gaan nie.
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He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
Hy sal magtige manne verbrysel sonder getal, en ander in hulle plek stel.
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Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth [them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.
Daarom ken Hy hulle werke, en Hy keer hulle in die nag om, sodat hulle vernietig word.
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He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Hy slaan hulle as goddelose manne in die oop aangesig van ander;
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Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Omdat hulle van Hom af weggedraai het, en nie al sy weë wil oorweeg nie:
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So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
Sodat hulle die geroep van die arme na Hom mag laat kom, en Hy die geroep van die benouds mag hoor.
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When 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:
Wanneer Hy rus gee, wie kan dan onrustig maak? en wanneer Hy sy aangesig verberg, wie kan Hom dan aanskou? of dit teen ‚'n nasie is, of teen ‚'n mens alleen:
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That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.
Dat die skynheilige nie mag regeer nie, uit vrees dat die volk verstrik word.
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Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne [chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:
Sekerlik is dit gepas om tot God te sê, Ek het gedra, ek sal nie meer oortree nie:
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[That which] I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
Dit wat ek nie sien nie, leer U my: as ek ongeregtigheid gedoen het, sal ek dit nie meer doen nie.
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[Should 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.
Moet dit volgens jou mening wees? Hy sal dit vergeld, of jy weier of kies; en nie ek nie: daarom spreek wat jy weet.
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Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
Laat manne van verstand tot my sê, en laat ’n wyse man my hoor.
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Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words [were] without wisdom.
Job het sonder kennis gespreek, en sy woorde was sonder wysheid.
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My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end because of [his] answers for wicked men.
My begeerte is dat Job tot die end toe beproef mag word, omdat hy antwoorde gee soos goddelose manne.
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For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.
Want hy voeg oortreding by sy sonde, hy klap in ons midde sy hande, en vermeerder sy woorde teen God.