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36:1 Then Elihu continued and said, 36:2 "Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yet more to be said in God's behalf. 36:3 "I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 36:4 "For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you. 36:5 "Behold, God is mighty but does not despise [any]; [He is] mighty in strength of understanding. 36:6 "He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted. 36:7 "He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted. 36:8 "And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction, 36:9 Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves. 36:10 "And He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil. 36:11 "If they hear and serve [Him], They shall end their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures. 36:12 "But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge. 36:13 "But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them. 36:14 "They die in youth, And their life [perishes] among the cult prostitutes. 36:15 "He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in [time of] oppression. 36:16 "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. 36:17 "But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold [of you]. 36:18 "[Beware] lest wrath entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside. 36:19 "Will your riches keep [you] from distress, Or all the forces of [your] strength? 36:20 "Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place. 36:21 "Be careful, do not turn to evil; For you have preferred this to affliction. 36:22 "Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him? 36:23 "Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'Thou hast done wrong '? 36:24 "Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung. 36:25 "All men have seen it; Man beholds from afar. 36:26 "Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know [Him]; The number of His years is unsearchable. 36:27 "For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist, 36:28 Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly. 36:29 "Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion? 36:30 "Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea. 36:31 "For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance. 36:32 "He covers [His] hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark. 36:33 "Its noise declares His presence; The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.