Job Chapter 36

1 Then Elihu spoke more and said,

2 "Wait for me a little longer, and I will show you that there is yet more to be said for God.

3 I bring my learning from far away, and will tell how right and good my Maker is.

4 For sure my words are not false. One who is perfect in much learning is with you.

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5 "See, God is powerful, but does not hate anyone. He is powerful in strength of understanding.

6 He does not keep the sinful alive, but gives what is right and fair to those who are troubled.

7 He does not turn His eyes away from those who are right with Him. He puts them on the throne with kings and they are honored forever.

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8 If they are tied up in chains and caught in the ropes of trouble,

9 then He makes known to them their work and their sins, that they have shown pride.

10 He makes them listen to teaching, and tells them to turn away from sin.

11 If they hear and serve Him, the rest of their days will be filled with what they need and their years with peace.

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12 But if they do not hear, they will die by the sword. They will die without learning.

13 "But those who do not know God keep anger in their heart. They do not cry for help when He puts them in chains.

14 They die when they are young. And their life ends among those who sell the use of their bodies in the houses of the false gods.

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15 He takes those who suffer out of their suffering. He speaks to them in times of trouble.

16 He led you from being close to trouble to a wide place where you were free with your table full of food.

17 "But you wanted to punish the sinful. Punishment and being fair have taken hold of you.

18 Be careful or anger will tempt you to laugh at the truth. Do not take pay in secret for wrong-doing and be turned aside.

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19 Will your riches or all your power keep you from trouble?

20 Do not desire the night, when people are taken from their place.

21 Be careful, do not turn to sin. For you have chosen this instead of suffering.

22 See, God is honored in His power. Who is a teacher like Him?

23 Who has told Him the way He should go? And who has said, 'You have done wrong'?

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24 "Remember that you should honor His work, of which men have sung.

25 All men have seen it. Man sees it from far away.

26 See, God is honored, and we do not know Him. We are not able to know the number of His years.

27 For He takes up the drops of water that become rain,

28 which the clouds pour down. Much rain falls on man.

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29 Can anyone understand how the clouds are spread out, or how He thunders from His tent?

30 See, He spreads His lightning around Him and covers the bottom of the sea.

31 For by these He judges the people and He gives much food.

32 He covers His hands with the lightning, and tells it to hit the mark.

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33 His thunder tells of a storm coming, and cattle also know it is coming.