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Job 36
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 36 compared with Septuagint (LXX2012) 36
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1And Elius further continued, and said,
1And Elius further continued, and said,
2Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me.
2Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach you: for there is yet speech in me.
3Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,
3Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,
4I will speak just things truly, and thou shalt not unjustly receive unjust words.
4I will speak just things truly, and you shall not unjustly receive unjust words.
5But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,
5But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,
6he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.
6he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.
7He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but [they shall be] with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted.
7He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but [they shall be] with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted.
8But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.
8But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.
9And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.
9And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.
10But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.
10But he will listen to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.
11If they should hear and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour.
11If they should hear and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honor.
12But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.
12But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.
13And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath [against themselves]; they will not cry, because he has bound them.
13And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath [against themselves]; they will not cry, because he has bound them.
14Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers [of death].
14Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers [of death].
15Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.
15Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek.