Job 8:3 - Easy To Read Version God is always fair.\par God All-Powerful never changes\par the things that are right.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Doth God pervert judgment? Or doth the Almighty pervert justice? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness? American Standard Version (1901) Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness? Common English Bible Does God pervert justice, or does the Almighty distort what is right? Catholic Public Domain Version Does God supplant judgment, or does the Almighty subvert that which is just? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Doth God pervert judgment: or doth the Almighty overthrow that which is just? |
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy 50 good people to kill the evil people. If that happened, then good people and evil people would be the same—they would both be punished. You are the judge of all the earth. I know you will do the right thing.”
Now each one of you must fear the Lord. Be careful in what you do because the Lord our God is fair. The Lord doesn’t treat some people more important than others. And he doesn’t accept money to change his judgments.”
God, does hurting me make you happy?\par It seems that you don’t care about\par what you made.\par Or maybe you are happy\par with the plans that bad people make?\par
But it is God who did wrong to me.\par He set his trap to catch me.\par
I shout, ‘He hurt me!’\par But I get no answer.\par Even if I call loudly for help,\par no person hears my cry for fairness.\par
And the evil people say,\par ‘Who is God All-Powerful?\par We don’t need to serve him!\par It won’t help to pray to him!’\par
Let the sinner see his own punishment.\par Let him feel the anger\par of God All-Powerful.\par
Job says,\par ‘I, Job, am innocent.\par And God is not fair to me.\par
It is true, God won’t listen\par to their worthless begging.\par God All-Powerful won’t\par pay attention to them.\par
No person can tell God what to do.\par No person can say to God,\par ‘God, you have done wrong.’\par
I will share my knowledge with everyone.\par God made me and I will prove\par that God is fair.\par
God All-Powerful is great!\par We can’t understand God!\par God is very powerful,\par but he is also good and fair to us.\par God doesn’t want to hurt us!\par
‘A person can’t be more right than God.\par Man can’t be more pure than his Maker.\par
“Job, you argued with God All-Powerful.\par You judged me guilty of doing wrong.\par Now, will you admit that you are wrong?\par Will you answer me!”\par
“Job, do you think that I am not fair?\par You say that I am guilty of doing wrong\par so that you will appear innocent!\par
“Yes, I know what you say is true.\par But how can a man win an argument with God?\par
Your kingdom is built on truth and justice.\par Love and faithfulness are servants\par before your throne.\par
The Powerful King loves justice.\par God, you made goodness.\par You brought goodness and fairness\par to Jacob (Israel).\par
\{God said,\} “You people might say, ‘\{God\} my Master isn’t fair!’ But listen, family of Israel. I am fair. You are the ones who are not fair!
“But your people say, ‘That’s not fair! \{The Lord\} my Master can’t be like that!’
But you people still say that I am not fair. But I am telling you the truth. Family of Israel, each person will be judged for the things he does!”
The Lord kept the terrible things ready for us—and he made those things happen to us. The Lord did this because he is fair in everything he does. But we still have not listened to him.
But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.
“The Rock (the Lord)—his work is perfect! Why? Because all his ways are right! God is true and faithful. He is good and honest.
They sang the song of Moses, {\cf2\super [113]} the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: