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