Job 36

¹Elihu also proceeded, and said, ²Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.

³I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

⁴For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

¹Elihu also proceeded, and said,

²Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.

³I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

⁴For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

⁵Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.

⁵Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

⁶He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.

⁶He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

⁷He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

⁸And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of affliction; ⁹Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

¹⁰He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.

⁷He 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.

⁸And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

⁹Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

¹⁰He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

¹¹If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.

¹²But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

¹¹If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

¹²But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

¹³But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.

¹⁴They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean.

¹³But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

¹⁴They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

¹⁵He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

¹⁵He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

¹⁶Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.

¹⁷But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold on thee.

¹⁶Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

¹⁷But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.

¹⁸For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.

¹⁸Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

¹⁹Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy strength?

²⁰Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.

²¹Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

¹⁹Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

²⁰Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

²¹Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

²²Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?

²³Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

²⁴Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.

²⁵All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.

²²Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

²³Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

²⁴Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

²⁵Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

²⁶Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.

²⁶Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.

²⁷For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor, ²⁸Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.

²⁹Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?

³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.

³¹For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.

³²He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

³³The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.

²⁷For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

²⁸Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

²⁹Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

³⁰Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

³¹For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

³²With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

³³The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.