Job 36
1 Elihu also proceeded and sayde,
And Elihu addeth and saith: —
2 Suffer me a litle, and I will instruct thee: for I haue yet to speake on Gods behalfe.
Honour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God [are] words.
3 I will fetche my knowledge afarre off, and will attribute righteousnes vnto my Maker.
I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.
4 For truely my wordes shall not be false, and he that is perfect in knowledge, speaketh with thee.
For, truly, my words [are] not false, The perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.
5 Behold, the mighty God casteth away none that is mighty and valiant of courage.
Lo, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty [in] power [and] heart.
6 He mainteineth not the wicked, but he giueth iudgement to the afflicted.
He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;
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 from the righteous His eyes, And [from] kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,
8 And if they bee bound in fetters and tyed with the cordes of affliction,
And if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,
9 Then will he shewe them their worke and their sinnes, because they haue bene proude.
Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,
10 He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne from iniquity.
And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serue him, they shall end their dayes in prosperity, and their yeres in pleasures.
If they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.
12 But if they wil not obey, they shall passe by the sworde, and perish without knowledge.
And if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites of heart increase the wrath: for they call not when he bindeth them.
And the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.
14 Their soule dyeth in youth, and their life among the whoremongers.
Their soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.
15 He deliuereth the poore in his affliction, and openeth their eare in trouble.
He draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their 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 He moved thee from a strait place, [To] a broad place — no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.
17 But thou art ful of the iudgement of the wicked, though iudgement and equitie maintaine all things.
And the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld — because of fury,
18 For Gods wrath is, least hee should take that away in thine abundance: for no multitude of giftes can deliuer thee.
Lest He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.
19 Wil he regard thy riches? he regardeth not golde, nor all them that excel in strength.
Doth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.
20 Be not carefull in the night, howe he destroyeth the people out of their place.
Desire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.
21 Take thou heede: looke not to iniquitie: for thou hast chosen it rather then affliction.
Take heed — do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than [on] affliction.
22 Beholde, God exalteth by his power: what teacher is like him?
Lo, God doth sit on high by His power, Who [is] like Him — a teacher?
23 Who hath appointed to him his way? or who can say, Thou hast done wickedly?
Who hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, 'Thou hast done iniquity?'
24 Remember that thou magnifie his worke, which men behold.
Remember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.
25 All men see it, and men beholde it afarre off.
All men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.
26 Beholde, God is excellent, and we knowe him not, neither can the nomber of his yeres bee searched out.
Lo, God [is] high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there [is] no searching.
27 When he restraineth the droppes of water, the rayne powreth down by the vapour thereof,
When He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,
28 Which raine the cloudes do droppe and let fall abundantly vpon man.
Which clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.
29 Who can know the diuisions of ye clouds and the thunders of his tabernacle?
Yea, doth [any] understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?
30 Beholde, he spreadeth his light vpon it, and couereth the bottome of the sea.
Lo, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,
31 For thereby hee iudgeth the people, and giueth meate abundantly.
For by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.
32 He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.
By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,
33 His companion sheweth him thereof, and there is anger in rising vp.
He sheweth by it [to] his friend substance, Anger against perversity.
