Job 36
1 And Elius further continued, and said,
And Elihu continued:
2 Wait for me yet a little while, that I may teach you: for there is yet speech in me.
“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.
3 Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works,
I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4 I will speak just things truly, and you shall not unjustly receive unjust words.
For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom,
Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgement of the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.
7 He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but [they shall be] with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted.
He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8 But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty.
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
9 And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence.
then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.
10 But he will listen to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness.
He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.
11 If they should hear and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour.
If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
12 But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient.
But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.
13 And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath [against themselves]; they will not cry, because he has bound them.
The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
14 Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers [of death].
They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
15 Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgement of the meek.
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
16 And he has also enticed you out of the mouth of the enemy:
Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
17 [there is] a deep gulf [and] a rushing stream beneath it, and your table came down full of fatness. Judgement shall not fail from the righteous;
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
18 but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities.
Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.
19 Let not [your] mind willingly turn you aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress.
Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?
20 And draw not forth all the mighty [men] by night, so that the people should go up instead of them.
Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
21 But take heed lest you do that which is wrong: for of this you has made choice because of poverty.
Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
22 Behold, the Mighty One shall prevail by his strength: for who is powerful as he is?
Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?
23 And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, he has wrought injustice?
Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?
24 Remember that his works are great [beyond] those which men have attempted.
Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.
25 Every man has seen in himself, how many mortals are wounded.
All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
26 Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know [him]: the number of his years is even infinite.
Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.
27 And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud.
For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,
28 The ancient [heavens] shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. [Yet] by all these things your understanding is not astonished, neither is your mind disturbed in [your] body.
which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.
29 And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, [or] the measure of his tabernacle;
Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
30 behold he will stretch his bow against him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.
See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
31 For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength.
For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.
32 He has hidden the light in [his] hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing [cloud].
He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
33 The Lord will declare concerning this [to] his friend: [but there is] a portion also for unrighteousness.
The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.
