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Then Elihu continued and said,

Elihu also proceeded, and said,

"Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is still more to be said on God's behalf.

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

"I will bring my knowledge from afar, And ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

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

"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.

"Behold, God is mighty but does not reject anyone; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.

"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

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

"He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous, But with kings on the throne He has seated 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.

"And if they are bound in shackles, And are caught in the snares of misery,

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

Then He declares to them their work And their wrongdoings, that they have been arrogant.

Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.

"He opens their ears to instruction, And commands that they return from injustice.

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

"If they listen and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity, And their years in happiness.

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

"But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword, And die without knowledge.

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

"But the godless in heart nurture anger; They do not call for help when He binds them.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

"They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.

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

"He rescues the afflicted in their misery, And opens their ears in time of oppression.

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

"Then indeed, He induced you away from the mouth of distress, And instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And your table was full of rich food.

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.

"But you were full of judgment on 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.

"Beware that wrath does not entice you to mockery; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

"Will your cry for help keep you from distress, Or all the exertions of your strength?

Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.

"Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their places.

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

"Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you preferred this to misery.

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

"Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

"Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'You have done wrong'?

Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?

"Remember that you are to exalt His work, Of which people have sung.

Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

"All people have seen it; Mankind looks at it from afar.

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

"Behold, God is exalted, and we do not 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.

"For He draws up the drops of water; They distill rain from its celestial stream,

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Which clouds pour down; They drip upon mankind abundantly.

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

"Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion?

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

"Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.

Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.

"For by them He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.

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

"He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the target.

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

"Its thundering voice declares His presence; The livestock also, concerning what is coming up.

The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.