Job 36:1-11 ▼

1 Then Elihu continued, saying:

2 Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you, for there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.

3 I will get my knowledge from a distant place and ascribe justice to my Maker.

4 Indeed, my words are not false; one who has complete knowledge is with you.

5 Yes, God is mighty, but he despises no one; he understands all things.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but he gives justice to the oppressed.

7 He does not withdraw his gaze from the righteous, but he seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted.

8 If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction,

9 God tells them what they have done and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

10 He opens their ears to correction and tells them to repent from iniquity.

11 If they listen and serve him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.