1 And Elihu continued:
2 “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. | TOSK |
3 I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. | TOSK | TOSK |
4 For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you. | TOSK |
5 Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. | TOSK |
6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted. | TOSK |
7 He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. | TOSK |
8 And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, | TOSK |
9 then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed. | TOSK |
10 He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. | TOSK |
11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. | TOSK |
12 But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. | TOSK |
13 The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help. | TOSK |
14 They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. | TOSK |
15 God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. | TOSK |
16 Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness. | TOSK |
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. | TOSK |
18 Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. | TOSK |
19 Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? | TOSK |
20 Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes. | TOSK |
21 Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction. | TOSK |
22 Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him? | TOSK | TOSK |
23 Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’? | TOSK |
24 Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song. | TOSK |
25 All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar.
26 Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. | TOSK |
27 For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, | TOSK |
28 which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. | TOSK |
29 Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion? | TOSK |
30 See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea. | TOSK |
31 For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance. | TOSK |
32 He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark. | TOSK |
33 The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm. | TOSK |