Job 36
1 Elihu also continued, and said,
And Elihu 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.
Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet words for God.
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 Creator.
4 For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
For truly my words shall be no falsehood: one perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 “Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Lo, God is mighty, but despiseth not [any]; mighty in strength of understanding:
6 He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.
He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted.
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 withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted.
8 If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction,
9 then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased.
10 He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth 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 accomplish 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 hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.
13 “But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
But the godless in heart heap up anger; they cry not when he bindeth them:
14 They die in youth. Their life perishes amongst the unclean.
Their soul dieth in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.
But he delivereth the afflicted in his affliction, and openeth their ear in [their] 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.
Even so would he have allured thee out of the jaws of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and the supply of thy table [would be] full of fatness.
17 “But you are full of the judgement of the wicked. Judgement and justice take hold of you.
But thou art full of the judgments of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold [on thee].
18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
Because there is wrath, [beware] lest it take thee away through chastisement: then a great ransom could not avail thee.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?
Will he esteem thy riches? Not gold, nor all the resources of strength!
20 Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.
Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off from their place.
21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?
Lo, God is exalted in his power: who teacheth as he?
23 Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?
Who hath appointed him his way? or who hath said, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?
24 “Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.
Remember that thou magnify his work, which men celebrate.
25 All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.
All men look at it; man beholdeth [it] afar off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
Lo, God is great, and we comprehend [him] not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapour,
For he draweth up the drops of water: they distil in rain from the vapour which he formeth,
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?
But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion?
30 Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.
Lo, he spreadeth his light around him, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
31 For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.
For with them he judgeth the peoples; he giveth food in abundance.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.
33 Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.
His thundering declareth concerning him; the cattle even, concerning its coming.
