Job 36
1 And Elihu went on to say,
2 Ref Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.
3 Ref I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.
4 Ref For truly my words are not false; one who has all knowledge is talking with you.
5 Ref Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
6 Ref His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
7 Ref Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
8 Ref And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
9 Ref Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
10 Ref Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
11 Ref If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
12 Ref But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
13 Ref 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.
14 Ref 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.
15 Ref He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
21 Ref Take care not to be turned to sin, for you have taken evil for your part in place of sorrow.
22 Ref Truly God is lifted up in strength; who is a ruler like him?
23 Ref Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?
24 Ref See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.
25 All people are looking on it; man sees it from far.
26 Ref Truly, God is great, greater than all our knowledge; the number of his years may not be searched out.
27 Ref For he takes up the drops from the sea; he sends them through his mist as rain,
28 Ref Flowing down from the sky, and dropping on the peoples.
29 Ref And who has knowledge of how the clouds are stretched out, or of the thunders of his tent?
30 Ref See, he is stretching out his mist, covering the tops of the mountains with it.
31 Ref For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.
32 Ref He takes the light in his hands, sending it against the mark.
33 Ref The thunder makes clear his passion, and the storm gives news of his wrath.
