Job 36

1 Elihu also continued, and said,

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.

Allow me a little, and I will show thee. For I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.

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

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

4 For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

(For truly my words are not false.) He who is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

5 “Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.

Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise. He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.

He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

7 He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but he sets them forever with kings upon the throne, and they are exalted.

8 If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,

And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of afflictions,

9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

10 He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

He also opens their ear to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.

11 If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

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

12 But if they don’t listen, they will perish by the sword; they will die without knowledge.

But if they do not hearken, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

13 “But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.

But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They do not cry for help when he binds them.

14 They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.

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

15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.

Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no confinement, and that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.

17 “But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

But thou have fulfilled the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold,

18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

and there shall be wrath upon the impious because of the ungodliness of bribes which the unrighteous receive.

19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?

Will thy cry not avail in distress, or all the forces of strength?

20 Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.

Do not desire the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.

21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

Take heed. Do not turn to iniquity, for thou have fixed on this because of affliction.

22 Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

Behold, God does loftily in his power. Who is a teacher like him?

23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?

Who has enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou have wrought unrighteousness?

24 “Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.

Remember that thou magnify his work, of which men have sung.

25 All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.

All men have looked on it. Man beholds it afar off.

26 Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.

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

27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

For he draws up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapor,

28 which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.

which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.

29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?

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

30 Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.

Behold, he spreads his light around him, and he covers the bottom of the sea.

31 For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.

For by these he judges the peoples. He gives food in abundance.

32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

He covers his hands with the lightning, and gives it a command that it strike the mark.

33 Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.

The noise of it tells concerning him. The cattle also concerning the storm that comes up.