Then Elihu continued
and said
,
"Wait for me a little
, and I will show
you That there 1is yet
more
to be said
in God's
behalf.
"I will fetch my knowledge
from afar
, And I will ascribe
arighteousness
to my Maker
.
"For truly amy words
are not false
; One who
is bperfect
in knowledge
is with you.
"Behold, God
is mighty
but does not adespise
any; He is bmighty
in strength
of understanding
.
"He does not akeep the wicked
alive
, But gives
justice
to bthe afflicted
.
"He does not awithdraw His eyes
from the righteous
; But bwith kings
on the throne
He has seated
them forever
, and they are exalted
.
"And if they are bound
in fetters
, And are caught
in the cords
of aaffliction
,
Then He declares to them their work
And their transgressions
, that they have amagnified
themselves.
" aHe opens their ear
to instruction
, And bcommands
that they return
from evil
.
"If they hear
and serve
Him, They will aend
their days
in prosperity
And their years
in bpleasures
.
"But if they do not hear
, they shall 1perish
aby the sword
And they will bdie
without
knowledge
.
"But the godless in heart
lay
up anger
; They do not cry
for help
when
He binds
them.
" 1They die in youth
, And their life
perishes among the acult
prostitutes
.
"He delivers the afflicted
in 1their aaffliction
, And bopens
their ear
2in time of oppression
.
"Then indeed, He aenticed
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 1fatness
.
"But you were full of ajudgment
on the wicked
; Judgment
and justice
take
hold
of you.
"Beware that awrath does not entice
you to scoffing
; And do not let the greatness
of the bransom
turn
you aside
.
"Will your 1riches keep
you from distress
, Or all
the forces
of your strength
?
"Do not long for athe night
, When people
1vanish
in their place
.
"Be careful, do anot turn
to evil
, For you have preferred
this
to baffliction
.
"Behold, God
is exalted
in His power
; Who
is a ateacher
like
Him?
"Who has appointed
Him His way
, And who
has said
, ` aYou have done
wrong
'?
"Remember that you should aexalt
His work
, Of which
men
have bsung
.
"All men
have seen
it; Man
beholds
from afar
.
"Behold, God
is aexalted
, and bwe do not know
Him; The cnumber
of His years
is unsearchable
.
"For aHe draws up the drops
of water
, They distill
rain
from 1the 2mist
,
Which the clouds
pour
down
, They drip
upon man
abundantly
.
"Can anyone understand the aspreading
of the clouds
, The bthundering
of His 1pavilion
?
"Behold, He spreads
His 1lightning
about
Him, And He covers
the depths
of the sea
.
"For by these He ajudges peoples
; He bgives
food
in abundance
.
"He covers His hands
with the 1lightning
, And acommands
it to strike
the mark
.
"Its anoise declares
1His presence
; The cattle
also
, concerning
what is coming
up.