Job 36
1 Then continued Elihu, and said,
Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2 Wait for me a little, and I will instruct thee; for [I have] still some words on God's behalf.
Bear with me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.
3 I will lift up my knowledge for him who is afar, and for my Maker will I obtain righteousness.
I will bring my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly no falsehood is [in] my words: one that is upright in [his] opinions [dealeth now] with thee.
For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength of intellect.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
6 He permitteth not the wicked to live; but he procureth justice for the afflicted.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
7 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.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 And if they be bound in fetters, and if they be entangled in the cords of affliction:
And if they are bound in fetters, and are held in cords of affliction;
9 Then doth he tell them of their work, and of their transgressions, when they had become strong.
Then he showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
10 And he openeth thus their ear to correction, and saith that they should return from wrong-doing.
He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11 If they hearken and serve [him], they will spend their days in happiness, and their years in pleasures.
If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12 But if they hearken not, they will pass away through the sword, and they will perish in want of knowledge.
But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites in heart persevere in wrath; they will not offer entreaty when he bindeth them:
But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
14 Their soul will die in youth, and their life, among the incestuous.
They die in youth, and their life is among the sodomites.
15 He delivereth the afflicted through his affliction, and openeth through oppression his ear.
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
16 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.
Even so would he have removed thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no restraint; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
17 But if thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: [divine] judgment and decree will support each other.
But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
18 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.
Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold ore, nor all the highest forces of strength.
Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire then not eagerly the night, when nations pass away in their place.
Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, turn not thyself to wrong-doing, so that thou wouldst choose this because of [thy] affliction.
Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted by his power: who is an instructer like him?
Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
23 Who hath given him a charge concerning his way? or who hath ever said, Thou hast acted unjustly?
Who hath directed him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
24 Reflect, that thou shouldst magnify his work, which [other] men have beheld.
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25 All men have looked at it [with astonishment]; the mortal gazeth at it from afar.
Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we comprehend him not, the number of his years can truly not be searched out.
Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 For he taketh away drops of water, which are purified into rain in his mist:
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour of it:
28 These drop down out of the skies; they distil upon the multitude of men.
Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
29 But [what man] can understand the outspreadings of the clouds? the tumult of his tabernacle?
Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
30 Behold, he spreadeth out over it his light, and covereth up the roots of the sea.
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
31 For by means of them he judgeth nations, he giveth food in superfluity.
For by them he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.
32 [His] hands he covereth with light; and he commandeth it to strike the one who striveth against him.
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh between.
33 The noise of his storm telleth of it, yea, the cattle also, of the rising tempest.
The noise of it showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
