_1. Elihu also proceeded, and said, _2. Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf. _3. I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. _4. For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. _5. Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. _6. He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. _7. He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. _8. And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; _9. Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. _10. He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. _11. If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. _12. But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. _13. But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them. _14. They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. _15. He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. _16. Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. _17. But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. _18. Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. _19. Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength. _20. Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. _21. Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. _22. Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? _23. Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? _24. Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. _25. Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. _26. Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. _27. For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: _28. Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. _29. Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? _30. Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. _31. For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance. _32. With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt. _33. The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.