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36:1  Then Elihu continued and said,
36:2  "Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yet more to be said in God's behalf.
36:3  "I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
36:4  "For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
36:5  "Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.
36:6  "He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
36:7  "He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
36:8  "And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,
36:9  Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
36:10  "He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.
36:11  "If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.
36:12  "But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.
36:13  "But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.
36:14  "They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
36:15  "He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.
36:16  "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.
36:17  "But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.
36:18  "Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
36:19  "Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of your strength?
36:20  "Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.
36:21  "Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to affliction.
36:22  "Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?
36:23  "Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'You have done wrong '?
36:24  "Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung.
36:25  "All men have seen it; Man beholds from afar.
36:26  "Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable.
36:27  "For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,
36:28  Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly.
36:29  "Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion?
36:30  "Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.
36:31  "For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.
36:32  "He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.
36:33  "Its noise declares His presence; The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.