Job 36:1 Elihu453 also proceeded,3254 and said,559 cr 2 Suffer3803 me a little,2191 and I will shew2331 thee that I have yet to speak4405 on God's433 behalf.{Heb. that there are yet words for God} cr 3 I will fetch5375 my knowledge1843 from afar,7350 and will ascribe5414 righteousness6664 to my Maker.6466 cr 4 For truly551 my words4405 shall not be false:8267 he that is perfect8549 in knowledge1844 is with thee. cr 5 Behold, God410 is mighty,3524 and despiseth3988 not any: he is mighty3524 in strength3581 and wisdom.3820{Heb. heart} cr 6 He preserveth not the life2421 of the wicked:7563 but giveth5414 right4941 to the poor.6041{Or, afflicted} cr 7 He withdraweth1639 not his eyes5869 from the righteous:6662 but with kings4428 are they on the throne;3678 yea, he doth establish3427 them for ever,5331 and they are exalted.1361 cr 8 And if they be bound631 in fetters,2131 and be holden3920 in cords2256 of affliction;6040 cr 9 Then he sheweth5046 them their work,6467 and their transgressions6588 that they have exceeded.1396 cr 10 He openeth1540 also their ear241 to discipline,4148 and commandeth559 that they return7725 from iniquity.205 cr 11 If they obey8085 and serve5647 him, they shall spend3615 their days3117 in prosperity,2896 and their years8141 in pleasures.5273 cr 12 But if they obey8085 not, they shall perish5674 by the sword,7973{Heb. they shall pass away by the sword} and they shall die1478 without knowledge.1847 cr

Job 36:13 But the hypocrites2611 in heart3820 heap up7760 wrath:639 they cry7768 not when he bindeth631 them. cr 14 They5315 die4191{Heb. Their soul dieth} in youth,5290 and their life2416 is among the unclean.6945{Or, Sodomites} cr 15 He delivereth2502 the poor6041{Or, afflicted} in his affliction,6040 and openeth1540 their ears241 in oppression.3906 cr 16 Even so would he have removed5496 thee out of the strait6310 6862 into a broad place,7338 where8478 there is no straitness;4164 and that which should be set5183 on thy table7979{Heb. the rest of thy table} should be full4390 of fatness.1880 cr 17 But thou hast fulfilled4390 the judgment1779 of the wicked:7563 judgment1779 and justice4941 take hold8551 on thee.{Or, judgment and justice should uphold thee} cr 18 Because there is wrath,2534 beware lest he take thee away5496 with his stroke:5607 then a great7230 ransom3724 cannot deliver5186 thee.{Heb. turn thee aside} cr 19 Will he esteem6186 thy riches?7769 no, not gold,1222 nor all the forces3981 of strength.3581 cr 20 Desire7602 not the night,3915 when people5971 are cut off5927 in their place. cr 21 Take heed,8104 regard6437 not iniquity:205 for this hast thou chosen977 rather than affliction.6040 cr 22 Behold, God410 exalteth7682 by his power:3581 who teacheth3384 like him? cr 23 Who hath enjoined6485 him his way?1870 or who can say,559 Thou hast wrought6466 iniquity?5766 cr

Job 36:24 Remember2142 that thou magnify7679 his work,6467 which men582 behold.7891 cr 25 Every man120 may see2372 it; man582 may behold5027 it afar off.7350 cr 26 Behold, God410 is great,7689 and we know3045 him not, neither can the number4557 of his years8141 be searched out.2714 cr 27 For he maketh small1639 the drops5198 of water:4325 they pour down2212 rain4306 according to the vapour108 thereof: cr 28 Which the clouds7834 do drop5140 and distil7491 upon man120 abundantly.7227 cr 29 Also can any understand995 the spreadings4666 of the clouds,5645 or the noise8663 of his tabernacle?5521 cr 30 Behold, he spreadeth6566 his light216 upon it, and covereth3680 the bottom8328{Heb. the roots} of the sea.3220 cr 31 For by them judgeth1777 he the people;5971 he giveth5414 meat400 in abundance.4342 cr 32 With clouds3709 he covereth3680 the light;216 and commandeth6680 it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.6293 cr 33 The noise7452 thereof sheweth5046 concerning it, the cattle4735 also concerning the vapour.5927{Heb. that which goeth up} cr