Job 36 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Elihu continued speaking: And Elihu continued, and said: Elihu continued:
2 “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending 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 present profound arguments for the righteousness of my Creator. 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 I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge. 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 “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding. “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 does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted. 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 He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them 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 in chains and caught up in a web of trouble, 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 shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride. 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 gets their attention and commands that they turn 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 obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant. 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 refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding. 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 For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help. “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 die when they are young, after wasting their lives in immoral living. 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 by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity. 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 “God is leading you away from danger, Job, to a place free from distress. He is setting your table with the best 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 But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld. “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 But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin. 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 Could all your wealth or all your mighty efforts keep you from distress? 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 cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed. 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 on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil. 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 all-powerful. Who is a teacher 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 No one can tell him what to do, or say to him, ‘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 Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise. “Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung. Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
25 Everyone has seen these things, though only from a distance. All mankind has looked on it; man beholds it from afar. All humanity has seen it; mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 “Look, God is greater than we can understand. His years cannot be counted. 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 draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain. 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 The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits. which the skies pour down and drop on mankind abundantly. the clouds pour down their moisture and abundant showers fall on mankind.
29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven? 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 See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths 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 By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, giving them 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 He fills his hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target. 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 The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger. 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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