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“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!
“Bear with me a little longer and I will show you
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
I will present profound arguments
for the righteousness of my Creator.
for the righteousness of my Creator.
I get my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
I am telling you nothing but the truth,
for I am a man of great knowledge.
for I am a man of great knowledge.
Be assured that my words are not false;
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
“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.
“God is mighty, but despises no one;
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
He does not let the wicked live
but gives justice to the afflicted.
but gives justice to the afflicted.
He does not keep the wicked alive
but gives the afflicted their rights.
but gives the afflicted their rights.
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.
He does not take his eyes off the righteous;
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.
he enthrones them with kings
and exalts them forever.
If they are bound in chains
and caught up in a web of trouble,
and caught up in a web of trouble,
But if people are bound in chains,
held fast by cords of affliction,
held fast by cords of affliction,
he shows them the reason.
He shows them their sins of pride.
He shows them their sins of pride.
he tells them what they have done —
that they have sinned arrogantly.
that they have sinned arrogantly.
He gets their attention
and commands that they turn from evil.
and commands that they turn from evil.
He makes them listen to correction
and commands them to repent of their evil.
and commands them to repent of their evil.
“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.
If they obey and serve him,
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
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.
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.
“The godless in heart harbor resentment;
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.
They die when they are young,
after wasting their lives in immoral living.
after wasting their lives in immoral living.
They die in their youth,
among male prostitutes of the shrines.
among male prostitutes of the shrines.
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.
But those who suffer he delivers in their suffering;
he speaks to them in their affliction.
he speaks to them in their affliction.
“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.
“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place free from restriction,
to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
to a spacious place free from restriction,
to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
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.
But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.
Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
do not let a large bribe turn you aside.
Would your wealth or even all your mighty efforts
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
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
Beware of turning to evil,
which you seem to prefer to affliction.
which you seem to prefer to affliction.
“Look, God is all-powerful.
Who is a teacher like him?
Who is a teacher like him?
“God is exalted in his power.
Who is a teacher like him?
Who is a teacher like him?
No one can tell him what to do,
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’
Who has prescribed his ways for him,
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?
Instead, glorify his mighty works,
singing songs of praise.
singing songs of praise.
Remember to extol his work,
which people have praised in song.
which people have praised in song.
Everyone has seen these things,
though only from a distance.
though only from a distance.
All humanity has seen it;
mortals gaze on it from afar.
mortals gaze on it from afar.
“Look, God is greater than we can understand.
His years cannot be counted.
His years cannot be counted.
How great is God — beyond our understanding!
The number of his years is past finding out.
The number of his years is past finding out.
He draws up the water vapor
and then distills it into rain.
and then distills it into rain.
The rain pours down from the clouds,
and everyone benefits.
and everyone benefits.
the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers fall on mankind.
and abundant showers fall on mankind.
Who can understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?
Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
how he thunders from his pavilion?
how he thunders from his pavilion?
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.
See how he scatters his lightning about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.
bathing the depths of the sea.
He fills his hands with lightning bolts
and hurls each at its target.
and hurls each at its target.
He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.
and commands it to strike its mark.