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1 Elihu continued and said: And Elihu continued, and said: Elihu continued:
2 Wait a little and I will instruct you, for there are still words to be said for God. “Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God’s behalf. “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
3 I will assemble arguments from afar, and for my maker I will establish what is right. I will get my knowledge from afar and ascribe righteousness to my Maker. I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 For indeed, my words are not a lie; one perfect in knowledge is before you. For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you. Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
5 Look, God is great, not disdainful; his strength of purpose is great. He does not preserve the life of the wicked. “Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding. “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
6 He establishes the right of the poor; he does not divert his eyes from the just He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right. He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
7 But he seats them upon thrones with kings, exalted forever. He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted. He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8 If they are bound with fetters, held fast by bonds of affliction, And if they are bound in chains and caught in the cords of affliction, But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,
9 He lets them know what they have done, and how arrogant are their sins. then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly. he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.
10 He opens their ears to correction and tells them to turn back from evil. He opens their ears to instruction and commands that they return from iniquity. He makes them listen to correction and commands them to repent of their evil.
11 If they listen and serve him, they spend their days in prosperity, their years in happiness. If they listen and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness. If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.
12 But if they do not listen, they pass to the grave, they perish for lack of knowledge. But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13 The impious in heart lay up anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them; “The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them. “The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
14 They will die young— their life among the reprobate. They die in youth, and their life ends among the cult prostitutes. They die in their youth, among male prostitutes of the shrines.
15 But he saves the afflicted through their affliction, and opens their ears through oppression. He delivers the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ear by adversity. But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering; he speaks to them in their affliction.
16 He entices you from distress, to a broad place without constraint; what rests on your table is rich food. He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness. “He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
17 Though you are full of the judgment of the wicked, judgment and justice will be maintained. “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you. But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
18 Let not anger at abundance entice you, nor great bribery lead you astray. Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing, and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. Be careful that no one entices you by riches; do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
19 Will your wealth equip you against distress, or all your exertions of strength? Will your cry for help avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength? Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts sustain you so you would not be in distress?
20 Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place. Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place. Do not long for the night, to drag people away from their homes.
21 Be careful; do not turn to evil; for this you have preferred to affliction. Take care; do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction. Beware of turning to evil, which you seem to prefer to affliction.
22 Look, God is exalted in his power. What teacher is there like him? Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him? “God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
23 Who prescribes for him his way? Who says, “You have done wrong”? Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, ‘You have done wrong’? Who has prescribed his ways for him, or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Remember, you should extol his work, which people have praised in song. “Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
25 All humankind beholds it; everyone views it from afar. All mankind has looked on it; man beholds it from afar. All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 See, God is great beyond our knowledge, the number of his years past searching out. Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable. How great is God—beyond our understanding! The number of his years is past finding out.
27 He holds in check the waterdrops that filter in rain from his flood, For he draws up the drops of water; they distill his mist in rain, “He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams;
28 Till the clouds flow with them and they rain down on all humankind. which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly. the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.
29 Can anyone understand the spreading clouds, the thunderings from his tent? Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion? Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his pavilion?
30 Look, he spreads his light over it, it covers the roots of the sea. Behold, he scatters his lightning about him and covers the roots of the sea. See how he scatters his lightning about him, bathing the depths of the sea.
31 For by these he judges the nations, and gives food in abundance. For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance. This is the way he governs the nations and provides food in abundance.
32 In his hands he holds the lightning, and he commands it to strike the mark. He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark. He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
33 His thunder announces him and incites the fury of the storm. Its crashing declares his presence; the cattle also declare that he rises. His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach.
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