Job 36
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1Elihu said further: 1Then Elihu continued, saying:
2"Be patient with me a little longer and I will instruct you, for I still have words to speak on God's behalf. 2Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you, for there is still more to be said on God's behalf.
3With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness. 3I will get my knowledge from a distant place and ascribe justice to my Maker.
4For in truth, my words are not false; it is one complete in knowledge who is with you. 4For my arguments are without flaw; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
5Indeed, God is mighty; and he does not despise people, he is mighty, and firm in his intent. 5Yes, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He understands all things.
6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor. 6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He gives justice to the afflicted.
7He does not take his eyes off the righteous; but with kings on the throne he seats the righteous and exalts them forever. 7He does not remove His gaze from the righteous, but He seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted.
8But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction, 8If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction,
9then he reveals to them what they have done, and their transgressions, that they were behaving proudly. 9God tells them what they have done and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
10And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil. 10He opens their ears to correction and insists they repent from iniquity.
11If they obey and serve him, they live out their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness. 11If they serve Him obediently, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
12But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge. 12But if they do not obey, they will cross the river of death and die without knowledge.
13The godless at heart nourish anger, they do not cry out even when he binds them. 13Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help.
14They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes. 14They die in their youth; their life ends among male cult prostitutes.
15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering. 15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; He instructs them by their torment.
16And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food. 16Indeed, He lured you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and unconfined place. Your table was spread with choice food.
17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you. 17Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
18Be careful that no one entices you with riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside. 18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray.
19Would your wealth sustain you, so that you would not be in distress, even all your mighty efforts? 19Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress?
20Do not long for the cover of night to drag people away from their homes. 20Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places.
21Take heed, do not turn to evil, for because of this you have been tested by affliction. 21Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.
22Indeed, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? 22Look, God shows Himself exalted by His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
23Who has prescribed his ways for him? Or said to him, 'You have done what is wicked'? 23Who has appointed His way for Him, and who has declared, "You have done wrong"?
24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song. 24Remember that you should praise His work, which people have sung about.
25All humanity has seen it; people gaze on it from afar. 25All mankind has seen it; people have looked at it from a distance.
26"Yes, God is great--beyond our knowledge! The number of his years is unsearchable. 26Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of His years cannot be counted.
27He draws up drops of water; they distill the rain into its mist, 27For He makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,
28which the clouds pour down and shower on humankind abundantly. 28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
29Who can understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? 29Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out or how the thunder roars from God's pavilion?
30See how he scattered his lightning about him; he has covered the depths of the sea. 30See how He spreads His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
31It is by these that he judges the nations and supplies food in abundance. 31For He judges the nations with these; He gives food in abundance.
32With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target. 32He covers His hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark.
33His thunder announces the coming storm, the cattle also, concerning the storm's approach. 33The thunder declares His presence; the cattle also, the approaching storm.
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