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Job 36

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 Elihu also proceeded and said:

2 "Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

4 For truly my words shall not be false; He that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

5 "Behold, God is mighty and despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength and wisdom.

6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked, but giveth right to the poor.

7 He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous, but with kings are they on the throne; yea, He doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be held in cords of affliction,

9 then He showeth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

11 If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures.

12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

13 "But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath; they cry not when He bindeth them.

14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

16 Even so would He have removed thee out of thy straits into a broad place where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

17 "But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on thee.

18 Because there is wrath, beware lest He take thee away with His stroke; then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

19 Will He esteem thy riches? No, not gold nor all the forces of strength.

20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.

21 Take heed, regard not iniquity, for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

22 Behold, God exalteth by His power. Who teacheth like Him?

23 Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who can say, `Thou hast wrought iniquity'?

24 "Remember that thou magnify His work, which men behold.

25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.

26 Behold, God is great, and we know Him not; neither can the number of His years be searched out.

27 For He maketh small the drops of water; they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof,

28 which the clouds do drop and distill upon man abundantly.

29 Also, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of His tabernacle?

30 Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

31 For by them judgeth He the people; He giveth meat in abundance.

32 With clouds He covereth the light, and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh between.

33 The noise thereof showeth concerning it; the cattle also, concerning the vapor.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 Elihu continued to speak [to Job],

2 "Be patient with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said in God's defense.

3 I will get my knowledge from far away and prove that my Creator is fair.

4 Certainly, my words are not lies. The one who knows everything is [speaking] with you.

5 "Certainly, God is mighty. He doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty and brave.

6 He doesn't allow the wicked person to live. He grants justice to those who are oppressed.

7 He doesn't take his eyes off righteous people. He seats them on thrones with kings to honor them forever.

8 However, if righteous people are bound in chains and tangled in ropes of misery,

9 he tells them what they've done wrong and that they've behaved arrogantly.

10 He makes them listen to his warning and orders them to turn away from wrong.

11 "If righteous people listen and serve [him], they will live out their days in prosperity and their years in comfort.

12 But if they don't listen, they will cross the River [of Death] and die like those who have no knowledge.

13 But those who have godless hearts remain angry. They don't even call for help when he chains them up.

14 They die while they're young, or they live on as male prostitutes in the temples of idols.

15 He rescues suffering people through their suffering, and he opens their ears through distress.

16 "Yes, he lured you away from the jaws of trouble into an open area where you were not restrained, and your table was covered with rich foods.

17 But you are given the judgment evil people deserve. A fair judgment will be upheld.

18 Be careful that you are not led astray with riches. Don't let a large bribe turn you [to evil ways].

19 Will your riches save you from having to suffer? Will all your mighty strength help you?

20 Don't look forward to the night, when people disappear from their places.

21 Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because you have chosen evil instead of suffering.

22 "God does great things by his power. Is there any teacher like him?

23 Who can tell him which way he should go? Who can say to him, 'You did wrong'?

24 Remember that you should praise his work. People have sung about it.

25 Every person has seen it. Mortals have looked at it from a distance.

26 "Certainly, God is so great that he is beyond our understanding. The number of his years cannot be counted.

27 He collects drops of water. He distills rain from his mist,

28 which then drips from the clouds. It pours down on many people.

29 Can anyone really understand how clouds spread out or how he thunders from his dwelling place?

30 Look, he scatters his flashes of lightning around him and covers the depths of the sea.

31 This is how he uses the rains to provide for people and to give them more than enough food.

32 He fills his hands with lightning and orders it to hit the target.

33 The thunder announces his coming. The storm announces his angry wrath.