Job 36
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| And Elihu went on to say, |
| Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God. |
| I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker. |
| For truly my words are not false; one who has all knowledge is talking with you. |
| Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner. |
| His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right; |
| Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever. |
| And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble, |
| Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride. |
| Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil. |
| If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure. |
| But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge. |
| Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners. |
| They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods. |
| He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble. |
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| Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow. |
| Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him? |
| Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong? |
| See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs. |
| All people are looking on it; man sees it from far. |
| Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out. |
| For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain, |
| Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples. |
| And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent? |
| See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it. |
| For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure. |
| He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark. |
| The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath. |
