Job 36
1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
Elihu also proceeded and sayde,
2 Allow me a little, and I will show thee. For I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.
Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my maker.
I will fetche my knowledge afarre off, and will attribute righteousnes vnto my Maker.
4 (For truly my words are not false.) He who is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.
He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.
8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of afflictions,
And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,
9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
10 He also opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.
11 If they hearken and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.
12 But if they do not hearken, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
13 But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.
But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.
14 They die in youth, and their life perishes among the unclean.
Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
16 Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no confinement, and that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.
Euen so woulde he haue taken thee out of the streight place into a broade place and not shut vp beneath: and that which resteth vpon thy table, had bene full of fat.
17 But thou have fulfilled the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold,
But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
18 and there shall be wrath upon the impious because of the ungodliness of bribes which the unrighteous receive.
For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.
19 Will thy cry not avail in distress, or all the forces of strength?
Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.
20 Do not desire the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.
Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.
21 Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.
Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
22 Behold, God does loftily in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
23 Who has enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou have wrought unrighteousness?
Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, of which men have sung.
Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
25 All men have looked on it. Man beholds it afar off.
All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we do not know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.
27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,
When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
28 which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.
Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
29 Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?
Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?
30 Behold, he spreads his light around him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.
Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.
31 For by these he judges the peoples. He gives food in abundance.
For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and gives it a command that it strike the mark.
He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.
33 The noise of it tells concerning him. The cattle also concerning the storm that comes up.
His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
