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“Wait for me a little, and I will show you
That there is yet more to be said in God’s behalf.
That there is yet more to be said in God’s behalf.
“Let me go on, and I will show you the truth.
For I have not finished defending God!
For I have not finished defending God!
“I will fetch my knowledge from afar,
And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I will present profound arguments
for the righteousness of my Creator.
for the righteousness of my Creator.
“For truly my words are not false;
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
I am telling you nothing but the truth,
for I am a man of great knowledge.
for I am a man of great knowledge.
“Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any;
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
“God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone!
He is mighty in both power and understanding.
He is mighty in both power and understanding.
“He does not keep the wicked alive,
But gives justice to the afflicted.
But gives justice to the afflicted.
He does not let the wicked live
but gives justice to the afflicted.
but gives justice to the afflicted.
“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But with kings on the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
But with kings on the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
He never takes his eyes off the innocent,
but he sets them on thrones with kings
and exalts them forever.
but he sets them on thrones with kings
and exalts them forever.
“And if they are bound in fetters,
And are caught in the cords of affliction,
And are caught in the cords of affliction,
If they are bound in chains
and caught up in a web of trouble,
and caught up in a web of trouble,
Then He declares to them their work
And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
he shows them the reason.
He shows them their sins of pride.
He shows them their sins of pride.
“He opens their ear to instruction,
And commands that they return from evil.
And commands that they return from evil.
He gets their attention
and commands that they turn from evil.
and commands that they turn from evil.
“If they hear and serve Him,
They will end their days in prosperity
And their years in pleasures.
They will end their days in prosperity
And their years in pleasures.
“If they listen and obey God,
they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.
All their years will be pleasant.
they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.
All their years will be pleasant.
“But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword
And they will die without knowledge.
And they will die without knowledge.
But if they refuse to listen to him,
they will cross over the river of death,
dying from lack of understanding.
they will cross over the river of death,
dying from lack of understanding.
“But the godless in heart lay up anger;
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
They do not cry for help when He binds them.
For the godless are full of resentment.
Even when he punishes them,
they refuse to cry out to him for help.
Even when he punishes them,
they refuse to cry out to him for help.
“They die in youth,
And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
They die when they are young,
after wasting their lives in immoral living.
after wasting their lives in immoral living.
“He delivers the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ear in time of oppression.
And opens their ear in time of oppression.
But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer.
For he gets their attention through adversity.
For he gets their attention through adversity.
“Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress,
Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness.
Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;
And that which was set on your table was full of fatness.
“God is leading you away from danger, Job,
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.
to a place free from distress.
He is setting your table with the best food.
“But you were full of judgment on the wicked;
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged.
Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.
Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.
“Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing;
And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
“Will your riches keep you from distress,
Or all the forces of your strength?
Or all the forces of your strength?
“Do not long for the night,
When people vanish in their place.
When people vanish in their place.
“Be careful, do not turn to evil,
For you have preferred this to affliction.
For you have preferred this to affliction.
Be on guard! Turn back from evil,
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.
Elihu Reminds Job of God’s Power
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.
Elihu Reminds Job of God’s Power
“Behold, God is exalted in His power;
Who is a teacher like Him?
Who is a teacher like Him?
“Look, God is all-powerful.
Who is a teacher like him?
Who is a teacher like him?
“Who has appointed Him His way,
And who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?
And who has said, ‘You have done wrong’?
No one can tell him what to do,
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
“Remember that you should exalt His work,
Of which men have sung.
Of which men have sung.
Instead, glorify his mighty works,
singing songs of praise.
singing songs of praise.
“All men have seen it;
Man beholds from afar.
Man beholds from afar.
Everyone has seen these things,
though only from a distance.
though only from a distance.
“Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him;
The number of His years is unsearchable.
The number of His years is unsearchable.
“Look, God is greater than we can understand.
His years cannot be counted.
His years cannot be counted.
“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
They distill rain from the mist,
He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.
and then distills it into rain.
Which the clouds pour down,
They drip upon man abundantly.
They drip upon man abundantly.
The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
and everyone benefits.
“Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His pavilion?
The thundering of His pavilion?
Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
“Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him,
And He covers the depths of the sea.
And He covers the depths of the sea.
See how he spreads the lightning around him
and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
and how it lights up the depths of the sea.
“For by these He judges peoples;
He gives food in abundance.
He gives food in abundance.
“He covers His hands with the lightning,
And commands it to strike the mark.
And commands it to strike the mark.
He fills his hands with lightning bolts
and hurls each at its target.
and hurls each at its target.