Job 36
1 Eliu also proceeded, and said:
And Elihu went on to say,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.
Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.
3 I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.
I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.
4 For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee.
For truly my words are not false; one who has all knowledge is talking with you.
5 God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.
Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
6 But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.
His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
7 He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.
Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
8 And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty:
And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
9 He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.
Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
10 He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity.
Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
11 If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.
If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
12 But if they hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.
But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
13 Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.
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.
14 Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate.
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.
15 He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.
He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
16 Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it: and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.
17 Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.
18 Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.
19 Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.
20 Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.
21 Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.
Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
22 Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.
Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?
23 Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou has wrought iniquity?
Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?
24 Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.
See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
25 All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.
All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.
26 Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.
Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.
27 He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods:
For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,
28 Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.
Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.
29 If he will spread out clouds as his tent,
And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent?
30 And lighten with his light from above, he shall cover also the ends of the sea.
See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
31 For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.
For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.
32 In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.
He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
33 He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it.
The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.
