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1 And Elihu went on to say,
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6 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2 Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.
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Bear with me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on behalf of Eloah.
3 I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.
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I will get my da’as from afar, and will ascribe tzedek to my Maker.
4 For truly my words are not false; one who has all knowledge is talking with you.
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For truly my words shall not be sheker; one that is tamim (complete) in da’as is among thee.
5 Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
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See, El is kabir (mighty), and despiseth not any; He is kabir in ko’ach lev (strength of understanding).
6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
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He preserveth not the life of the rasha, but giveth mishpat to the aniyim.
7 Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
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He withdraweth not His eyes from the tzaddik, but with melachim are they on the kisse; yea, He doth establish them lanetzach (forever), and they are exalted.
8 And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
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And if they be bound in chains, and be held fast in chevlei oni (cords of affliction),
9 Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
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Then He showeth them their work, and their peysha’im that they have done arrogantly.
10 Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
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He openeth also their ozen to musar (discipline), and commandeth that they make teshuvah and turn from evil.
11 If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
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If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their yamim in tov (prosperity), and their shanim in contentment.
12 But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
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But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without da’as.
13 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.
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But the chanefei lev (irreligious in heart, hypocrites) incur wrath; they do not cry for help when He bindeth them.
14 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.
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They die in youth, their nefesh among the kedeshim (cult male prostitutes, youthful lusts).
15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
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He delivereth the oni in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
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Even so would He have removed thee out of the tzar (distress) into a rachav (broad place), free from restriction, to the comfort of thy shulchan, full of choice food.
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But thou hast been fixated on the din of the rasha; din and mishpat take hold on thee.
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Because there is chemah, beware lest He take thee away with His stroke; then a rav kopher (great ransom) cannot deliver thee.
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Will He esteem thy riches? No, not zahav, nor all the forces of ko’ach.
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Desire not halailah (the night), when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
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Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than oni.
22 Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?
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See, El exalted by His ko’ach. Who is a moreh (teacher) like Him?
23 Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?
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Who hath enjoined Him His derech? Or who can say, Thou hast done wrong?
24 See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
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Remember that thou must extol His work, of which anashim have sung praises.
25 All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.
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Kol adam has seen it; enosh beholds it afar off.
26 Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.
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See, El is great, and we know Him not, neither can the mispar of His shanim be searched out.
27 For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,
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For He draws up the drops of mayim; He distills His mist as matar;
28 Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.
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Which the clouds do drop and distill upon adam abundantly.
29 And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent?
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Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the thunderings of His sukkah?
30 See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
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See, He spreadeth His ohr upon it, and covereth the depths of the yam.
31 For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.
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For by them governeth He the amim (nations); He giveth okhel in abundance.
32 He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
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His hands He covers with the ohr (lightning), and commandeth it to strike the mark.
33 The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.
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The thunder thereof showeth concerning Him; the storm tells His indignant af (wrath).
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