Job 36:1-9 ▼

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.