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Job 36

Elihu Speaks of God’s Dealings with Mankind

¹Then Elihu continued and said,

²“Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is still more to be said on God’s behalf.

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

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

⁵“Behold, God is mighty but does not reject anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

⁶“He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

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.

⁸“And if they are bound in shackles, And are caught in the snares of misery,

⁹Then He declares to them their work And their wrongdoings, that they have been arrogant.

¹⁰“He opens their ears to instruction, And commands that they return from injustice.

¹¹“If they listen and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity, And their years in happiness.

¹²“But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword, And die without knowledge.

¹³“But the godless in heart nurture anger; They do not call for help when He binds them.

¹⁴“They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.

¹⁵“He rescues the afflicted in their misery, And opens their ears in time of oppression.

¹⁶“Then indeed, He induced you away from the mouth of distress, And instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And your table was full of rich food.

¹⁷¶“But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.

¹⁸“Beware that wrath does not entice you to mockery; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

¹⁹“Will your cry for help keep you from distress, Or all the exertions of your strength?

²⁰“Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their places.

²¹“Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you preferred this to misery.

²²“Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?

²³“Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?

²⁴¶“Remember that you are to exalt His work, Of which people have sung.

²⁵“All people have seen it; Mankind looks at it from afar.

²⁶“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable.

²⁷“For He draws up the drops of water; They distill rain from its celestial stream,

²⁸Which clouds pour down; They drip upon mankind abundantly.

²⁹“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion?

³⁰“Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.

³¹“For by them He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.

³²“He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the target.

³³“Its thundering voice declares His presence; The livestock also, concerning what is coming up.

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Job

Chapter 36

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