Job 36:6
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But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.

preserveth

Job 21:7-9,30 Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches? . . .

Psalm 55:23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee, O Lord.

Jeremiah 12:1,2 Thou indeed, O Lord, art just, if I plead with thee, but yet I will speak what is just to thee: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper: why is it well with all them that transgress, and do wickedly? . . .

2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented:

giveth

Job 29:12-17 Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper. . . .

Psalm 9:12 For requiring their blood, he hath remembered them: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

Psalm 10:14,15 Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorrow: that thou mayst deliver them into thy hands. To thee is the poor man left: thou wilt be a helper to the orphan. . . .

Psalm 72:4,12-14 He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor. . . .

Psalm 82:1-4 A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods. . . .

Proverbs 22:22,23 Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate: . . .

Isaiah 11:4 But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

poor.

Exodus 22:22-24 You shall not hurt a widow or an orphan. . . .

Psalm 140:12 I know that the Lord will do justice to the needy, and will revenge the poor.

Context
Elihu Declares God's Justice and Power
5God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty. 6But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.7He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.…
Cross References
Job 4:7
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished being innocent? or when were the just destroyed?

Job 5:15
But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

Job 8:22
They that hate thee, shall be clothed with confusion: and the dwelling of the wicked shall not stand.

Job 34:26
He hath struck them, as being wicked, in open sight.

Job 38:13
And didst thou hold the extremities of the earth shaking them, and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of it?

Lexicon
He does not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

keep the wicked
רָשָׁ֑ע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

alive,
יְחַיֶּ֥ה (yə·ḥay·yeh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive

but He grants
יִתֵּֽן׃ (yit·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

justice
וּמִשְׁפַּ֖ט (ū·miš·paṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

to the afflicted.
עֲנִיִּ֣ים (‘ă·nî·yîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble


Additional Translations
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.He preserves not the life of the wicked: but gives right to the poor.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.

he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor.

He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth to the afflicted their right.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
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