Job 34:1-37 ESV

[1] Then Elihu answered and said: [2] "Hear my words, you wise men, and give ear to me, you who know; [3] for the ear tests words as the palate tastes food. [4] Let us choose what is right; let us know among ourselves what is good. [5] For Job has said, 'I am in the right, and God has taken away my right; [6] in spite of my right I am counted a liar; my wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.' [7] What man is like Job, who drinks up scoffing like water, [8] who travels in company with evildoers and walks with wicked men? [9] For he has said, 'It profits a man nothing that he should take delight in God.' [10] "Therefore, hear me, you men of understanding: far be it from God that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty that he should do wrong. [11] For according to the work of a man he will repay him, and according to his ways he will make it befall him. [12] Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. [13] Who gave him charge over the earth, and who laid on him the whole world? [14] If he should set his heart to it and gather to himself his spirit and his breath, [15] all flesh would perish together, and man would return to dust. [16] "If you have understanding, hear this; listen to what I say. [17] Shall one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty, [18] who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' and to nobles, 'Wicked man,' [19] who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands? [20] In a moment they die; at midnight the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away by no human hand. [21] "For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps. [22] There is no gloom or deep darkness where evildoers may hide themselves. [23] For God has no need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment. [24] He shatters the mighty without investigation and sets others in their place. [25] Thus, knowing their works, he overturns them in the night, and they are crushed. [26] He strikes them for their wickedness in a place for all to see, [27] because they turned aside from following him and had no regard for any of his ways, [28] so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heard the cry of the afflicted- [29] When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?- [30] that a godless man should not reign, that he should not ensnare the people. [31] "For has anyone said to God, 'I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more; [32] teach me what I do not see; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more'? [33] Will he then make repayment to suit you, because you reject it? For you must choose, and not I; therefore declare what you know. [34] Men of understanding will say to me, and the wise man who hears me will say: [35] 'Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.' [36] Would that Job were tried to the end, because he answers like wicked men. [37] For he adds rebellion to his sin; he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God."