Job 36:1-33 NASB95

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