Job 36
1 And Elihu went on to say,
Elihu also proceeded and sayde,
2 Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.
Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.
3 I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give 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; one who has all knowledge is talking with you.
For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
5 Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
7 Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
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 have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,
9 Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
10 Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.
11 If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.
12 But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
13 Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners.
But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.
14 They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods.
Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
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.
But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.
Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.
Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.
21 Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
22 Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?
Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
23 Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?
Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
24 See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
25 All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.
All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.
26 Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.
Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.
27 For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,
When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
28 Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.
Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
29 And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent?
Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?
30 See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.
31 For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.
For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.
32 He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.
33 The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.
His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
