1And Elihu continued:Elihu also continued, and said,Elihu also proceeded, and said,Elihu also proceeded, and said,2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf.“Bear with me a little, and I will show you; for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God’s behalf.Suffer me a little, and I will show thee; For I have yet somewhat to say on God’s behalf.3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.I will get my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.4For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you.For truly my words are not false. One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.“Behold, God is mighty, and doesn’t despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: He is mighty in strength of understanding.6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted.He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked, but gives justice to the afflicted.He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted their right.7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.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.He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,If they are bound in fetters, and are taken in the cords of afflictions,And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;And if they be bound in fetters, And be taken in the cords of affliction;9then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed.then he shows them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.Then he showeth them their work, And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.10He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity.He also opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.He openeth also their ear to instruction, And commandeth that they return from iniquity.11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.If they listen and serve him, they will spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.If they hearken and serve him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.12But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.But if they don’t listen, they will perish by the sword; they will die without knowledge.But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.“But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don’t cry for help when he binds them.But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.14They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.They die in youth. Their life perishes among the unclean.They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.They die in youth, And their life perisheth among the unclean.15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.Yes, he would have allured you out of distress, into a wide place, where there is no restriction. That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.Yea, he would have allured thee out of distress Into a broad place, where there is no straitness; And that which is set on thy table would be full of fatness.17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.“But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold on thee.18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.Don’t let riches entice you to wrath, neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.For let not wrath stir thee up against chastisements; Neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.19Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?Would your wealth sustain you in distress, or all the might of your strength?Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.Will thy cry avail, that thou be not in distress, Or all the forces of thy strength?20Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.Don’t desire the night, when people are cut off in their place.Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.Desire not the night, When peoples are cut off in their place.21Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.Take heed, regard not iniquity: For this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?23Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’?Who has prescribed his way for him? Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?Who hath enjoined him his way? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?24Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song.“Remember that you magnify his work, about which men have sung.Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.Remember that thou magnify his work, Whereof men have sung.25All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.All men have looked on it. Man sees it afar off.Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.All men have looked thereon; Man beholdeth it afar off.26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.Behold, God is great, and we know him not; The number of his years is unsearchable.27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor,28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.which the skies pour down and which drop on man abundantly.Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.Which the skies pour down And drop upon man abundantly.29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?30See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.Behold, he spreads his light around him. He covers the bottom of the sea.Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; And he covereth the bottom of the sea.31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.For by these he judges the people. He gives food in abundance.For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.32He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.33The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm.Its noise tells about him, and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.The noise thereof telleth concerning him, The cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.
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