Job 34:9
For he hath said : Man shall not please God, although he run with him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.
In Context
8Who goeth in company with them that work iniquity, and walketh with wicked men?
Cross References
Job 9:22One thing there is that I have spoken, both the innocent and the wicked he consumeth.
Job 21:14Who have said to God: Depart from us, we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
Job 21:30Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.
Job 22:17Who said to God: Depart from us: and looked upon the Almighty as if he could do nothing:
Job 35:3For thou saidst : That which is right doth not please thee : or what will it profit thee if I sin?
Isaiah 58:3Why have we fasted, and thou hast not regarded: have we humbled our souls, and thou hast not taken notice? Behold in the day of your fast your own will is found, and you exact of all your debtors.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:2-10
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in… Read the whole commentary →