Job 36
1 Elihu also proceeded and sayde,
Then continued Elihu, and said,
2 Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.
Wait for me a little, and I will instruct thee; for [I have] still some words on God's behalf.
3 I will fetche my knowledge afarre off, and will attribute righteousnes vnto my Maker.
I will lift up my knowledge for him who is afar, and for my Maker will I obtain righteousness.
4 For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
For truly no falsehood is [in] my words: one that is upright in [his] opinions [dealeth now] with thee.
5 Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength of intellect.
6 He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
He permitteth not the wicked to live; but he procureth justice for the afflicted.
7 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.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous; but [he placeth them] with kings on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,
And if they be bound in fetters, and if they be entangled in the cords of affliction:
9 Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
Then doth he tell them of their work, and of their transgressions, when they had become strong.
10 He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.
And he openeth thus their ear to correction, and saith that they should return from wrong-doing.
11 If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.
If they hearken and serve [him], they will spend their days in happiness, and their years in pleasures.
12 But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
But if they hearken not, they will pass away through the sword, and they will perish in want of knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.
But the hypocrites in heart persevere in wrath; they will not offer entreaty when he bindeth them:
14 Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
Their soul will die in youth, and their life, among the incestuous.
15 He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
He delivereth the afflicted through his affliction, and openeth through oppression his ear.
16 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.
And also thee hath he incited away from the jaws of distress into a wide space, on the site of which there is no straitness; and what is set on thy table is full of fatness.
17 But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
But if thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: [divine] judgment and decree will support each other.
18 For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.
For there would be fury, If aught were to incite thee to utter an abundance [of rebellious words]; and the greatness of the infliction must not mislead thee.
19 Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold ore, nor all the highest forces of strength.
20 Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.
Desire then not eagerly the night, when nations pass away in their place.
21 Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
Take heed, turn not thyself to wrong-doing, so that thou wouldst choose this because of [thy] affliction.
22 Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
Behold, God is exalted by his power: who is an instructer like him?
23 Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
Who hath given him a charge concerning his way? or who hath ever said, Thou hast acted unjustly?
24 Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
Reflect, that thou shouldst magnify his work, which [other] men have beheld.
25 All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.
All men have looked at it [with astonishment]; the mortal gazeth at it from afar.
26 Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.
Behold, God is great, and we comprehend him not, the number of his years can truly not be searched out.
27 When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
For he taketh away drops of water, which are purified into rain in his mist:
28 Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
These drop down out of the skies; they distil upon the multitude of men.
29 Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?
But [what man] can understand the outspreadings of the clouds? the tumult of his tabernacle?
30 Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.
Behold, he spreadeth out over it his light, and covereth up the roots of the sea.
31 For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.
For by means of them he judgeth nations, he giveth food in superfluity.
32 He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.
[His] hands he covereth with light; and he commandeth it to strike the one who striveth against him.
33 His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
The noise of his storm telleth of it, yea, the cattle also, of the rising tempest.
