Job 36:1-33 AMP

[1] Elihu continued and said, [2] “Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you, That there is yet more to say on God’s behalf. [3] I will bring my knowledge from afar, And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. [4] For truly my words are not false; He who is perfect in knowledge is with you. [5] Behold, God is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial]; He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding. [6] He does not prolong the life of the wicked, But gives the afflicted their justice. [7] He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him]; But with kings upon the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. [8] And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity], And held by cords of affliction, [9] Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency]. [10] He opens their ears to instruction and discipline, And commands that they return from evil. [11] If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasantness and joy. [12] But if they do not hear and obey, they will die by the sword [of God’s destructive judgments] And they will die [in ignorance] without [true] knowledge. [13] But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline]; They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction]. [14] They die in youth, And their life ends among the cult prostitutes. [15] He rescues the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression. [16] Then indeed, He enticed you from the mouth of distress and confinement, Into a broad place where there is no constraint or distress; And that which was set on your table was full of fatness (rich food). [17] “But you [Job] were full of judgment on the wicked, Judgment and justice take hold of you. [18] Do not let wrath entice you into scoffing; And do not let the greatness and the extent of the ransom turn you aside. [19] Will your wealth [be sufficient to] keep you from [the confinement of] distress, Or will all the force of your strength do it? [20] Do not long for the night, When people vanish from their places. [21] Take heed and be careful, do not turn to wickedness, For you have chosen this [the vice of complaining against God] rather than [learning from] affliction. [22] Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a ruler or a teacher like Him? [23] Who has appointed God His way, And who can say [to Him], ‘You have done wrong’? [24] “Remember that you should magnify God’s work, Of which men have sung. [25] All men have seen God’s work; Man looks at it from a distance. [26] Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable. [27] For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist, [28] Which the clouds pour down, They drop abundantly upon mankind.” [29] “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds Or the thundering of His pavilion? [30] Behold, He spreads His lightning around Him [against the dark clouds], And He covers the depths of the sea. [31] For by these [mighty acts] He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance. [32] He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark. [33] His thundering voice declares [awesomely] His presence; The cattle also are told of His coming storm.