36:1 Then Elihu continued and said, |
36:2 "Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yet more to be said in God's behalf. |
36:3 "I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. |
36:4 "For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. |
36:5 "Behold, God is mighty but does not despise {any;} {He is} mighty in strength of understanding. |
36:6 "He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted. |
36:7 "He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. |
36:8 "And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction, |
36:9 Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves. |
36:10 "He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil. |
36:11 "If they hear and serve {Him,} They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures. |
36:12 "But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge. |
36:13 "But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them. |
36:14 "They die in youth, And their life {perishes} among the cult prostitutes. |
36:15 "He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in {time of} oppression. |
36:16 "Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress, Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And that which was set on your table was full of fatness. |
36:17 "But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold {of you.} |
36:18 "{Beware} that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. |
36:19 "Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of {your} strength? |
36:20 "Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place. |
36:21 "Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to affliction. |
36:22 "Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him? |
36:23 "Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, `You have done wrong'? |
36:24 "Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung. |
36:25 "All men have seen it; Man beholds from afar. |
36:26 "Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know {Him;} The number of His years is unsearchable. |
36:27 "For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist, |
36:28 Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly. |
36:29 "Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion? |
36:30 "Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea. |
36:31 "For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance. |
36:32 "He covers {His} hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark. |
36:33 "Its noise declares His presence; The cattle also, concerning what is coming up. |