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36:1  Elihu also proceeded, and said,
36:2  Bear with me a little, and I will show thee that I have yet to speak on behalf of Eloah.
36:3  I will get my da’as from afar, and will ascribe tzedek to my Maker.
36:4  For truly my words shall not be sheker; one that is tamim (complete) in da’as is among thee.
36:5  See, El is kabir (mighty), and despiseth not any; He is kabir in ko’ach lev (strength of understanding).
36:6  He preserveth not the life of the rasha, but giveth mishpat to the aniyim.
36:7  He withdraweth not His eyes from the tzaddik, but with melachim are they on the kisse; yea, He doth establish them lanetzach (forever), and they are exalted.
36:8  And if they be bound in chains, and be held fast in chevlei oni (cords of affliction),
36:9  Then He showeth them their work, and their peysha’im that they have done arrogantly.
36:10  He openeth also their ozen to musar (discipline), and commandeth that they make teshuvah and turn from evil.
36:11  If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their yamim in tov (prosperity), and their shanim in contentment.
36:12  But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without da’as.
36:13  But the chanefei lev (irreligious in heart, hypocrites) incur wrath; they do not cry for help when He bindeth them.
36:14  They die in youth, their nefesh among the kedeshim (cult male prostitutes, youthful lusts).
36:15  He delivereth the oni in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
36:16  Even so would He have removed thee out of the tzar (distress) into a rachav (broad place), free from restriction, to the comfort of thy shulchan, full of choice food.
36:17  But thou hast been fixated on the din of the rasha; din and mishpat take hold on thee.
36:18  Because there is chemah, beware lest He take thee away with His stroke; then a rav kopher (great ransom) cannot deliver thee.
36:19  Will He esteem thy riches? No, not zahav, nor all the forces of ko’ach.
36:20  Desire not halailah (the night), when people are cut off in their place.
36:21  Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than oni.
36:22  See, El exalted by His ko’ach. Who is a moreh (teacher) like Him?
36:23  Who hath enjoined Him His derech? Or who can say, Thou hast done wrong?
36:24  Remember that thou must extol His work, of which anashim have sung praises.
36:25  Kol adam has seen it; enosh beholds it afar off.
36:26  See, El is great, and we know Him not, neither can the mispar of His shanim be searched out.
36:27  For He draws up the drops of mayim; He distills His mist as matar;
36:28  Which the clouds do drop and distill upon adam abundantly.
36:29  Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the thunderings of His sukkah?
36:30  See, He spreadeth His ohr upon it, and covereth the depths of the yam.
36:31  For by them governeth He the amim (nations); He giveth okhel in abundance.
36:32  His hands He covers with the ohr (lightning), and commandeth it to strike the mark.
36:33  The thunder thereof showeth concerning Him; the storm tells His indignant af (wrath).