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Job 36

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 Elihu added:

2 "Bear with me a little, and I will show you that there is more to say on God's behalf.

3 I may search far and wide for my arguments, but I will ascribe righteousness to God my maker.

4 For the fact is that my words are true; you have with you a man whose views are pure.

5 "Look, God is powerful and despises no one, powerful in his strength of understanding.

6 He does not preserve the lives of the wicked, but he gives justice to the poor.

7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous; but when he sets kings on their throne forever, they may become proud;

8 if, then, they are bound in chains, held in oppressive cords,

9 he shows them the results of their doings, the crimes caused by their pride.

10 He sounds a warning in their ears and orders them to repent of their evil.

11 "If they pay attention and obey him, they spend their days in prosperity; their years pass pleasantly.

12 But if they don't pay attention, they perish by the sword and die without learning their lesson.

13 The godless in heart cherish their anger, not crying for help when he binds them.

14 Their soul perishes in their youth, and their life becomes depraved.

15 "God, with his affliction, delivers the afflicted; and he gets their attention by pressing on them.

16 Indeed [Iyov], he is drawing you away from distress to an untroubled open place, with rich food on your table.

17 But the judgment on the wicked applies fully to you, judgment and condemnation take hold [of them].

18 For beware of wrath when abundance entices you; don't let a big bribe turn you aside.

19 Will your great wealth help you? or all your efforts, no matter how strong?

20 Don't desire the night, when people suddenly die.

21 Be careful; turn away from wrongdoing; for because of this, you have been tested by affliction.

22 "Look, God is exalted in his strength; who is a teacher like him?

23 Who ever prescribed his course for him? Who ever said, 'What you are doing is wrong'?

24 Remember, rather, to magnify his work, of which many have sung.

25 Everyone has seen it, [but] humans see it [only] from a distance.

26 Look, God is great, beyond what we can know; the number of his years is uncountable.

27 "He makes the droplets of water, which condense into rain from his mist.

28 The clouds pour it down upon humankind in abundance.

29 Can anyone fathom the spreading of the clouds, or the crashes that come from his canopy?

30 See how he scatters his lightning over it and covers the roots of the sea.

31 By these things he judges the people and also gives food in plenty.

32 He gathers the lightning into his hands and commands it to strike the target.

33 Its crashing announces its presence and apprises the cattle of what is coming.

New Living Translation NLT

1 Elihu continued speaking:

2 “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God!

3 I will present profound arguments for the righteousness of my Creator.

4 I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge.

5 “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.

6 He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.

7 He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

8 If they are bound in chains and caught up in a web of trouble,

9 he shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride.

10 He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.

11 “If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.

12 But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.

13 For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.

14 They die when they are young, after wasting their lives in immoral living.

15 But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.

16 “God is leading you away from danger, Job, to a place free from distress. He is setting your table with the best food.

17 But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.

18 But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.

19 Could all your wealth or all your mighty efforts keep you from distress?

20 Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.

21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.

22 “Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?

23 No one can tell him what to do, or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’

24 Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.

25 Everyone has seen these things, though only from a distance.

26 “Look, God is greater than we can understand. His years cannot be counted.

27 He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.

28 The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits.

29 Who can understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?

30 See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.

31 By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, giving them food in abundance.

32 He fills his hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target.

33 The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.