Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Living Translation NLT
1 Eliu also proceeded, and said:
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Elihu continued speaking:
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.
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“Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God!
3 I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.
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I will present profound arguments for the righteousness of my Creator.
4 For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee.
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I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge.
5 God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.
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“God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.
6 But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.
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He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.
7 He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.
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He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.
8 And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty:
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If they are bound in chains and caught up in a web of trouble,
9 He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.
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he shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride.
10 He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity.
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He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.
11 If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.
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“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 hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.
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But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.
13 Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.
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For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.
14 Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate.
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They die when they are young, after wasting their lives in immoral living.
15 He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.
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But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.
16 Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it: and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.
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“God is leading you away from danger, Job, to a place free from distress. He is setting your table with the best food.
17 Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.
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But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.
18 Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.
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But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.
19 Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.
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Could all your wealth or all your mighty efforts keep you from distress?
20 Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.
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Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.
21 Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.
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Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil.
22 Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.
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“Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?
23 Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou hast wrought iniquity?
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No one can tell him what to do, or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
24 Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.
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Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.
25 All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.
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Everyone has seen these things, though only from a distance.
26 Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.
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“Look, God is greater than we can understand. His years cannot be counted.
27 He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods:
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He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.
28 Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.
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The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits.
29 If he will spread out clouds as his tent,
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Who can understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
30 And lighten with his light from above, he shall cover also the ends of the sea.
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See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
31 For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.
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By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, giving them food in abundance.
32 In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.
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He fills his hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target.
33 He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it.
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The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.
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