New American Standard Bible 1995

New Living Translation

1Then Elihu continued and said,

1Elihu continued speaking:

2"Wait for me a little, and I will show you That there is yet more to be said in God's behalf.

2“Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God!

3"I will fetch my knowledge from afar, And I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

3I will present profound arguments for the righteousness of my Creator.

4"For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

4I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge.

5"Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

5“God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone! He is mighty in both power and understanding.

6"He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.

6He does not let the wicked live but gives justice to the afflicted.

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.

7He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

8"And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,

8If they are bound in chains and caught up in a web of trouble,

9Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.

9he shows them the reason. He shows them their sins of pride.

10"He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.

10He gets their attention and commands that they turn from evil.

11"If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.

11“If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.

12"But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.

12But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.

13"But the godless in heart lay up anger; They do not cry for help when He binds them.

13For the godless are full of resentment. Even when he punishes them, they refuse to cry out to him for help.

14"They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.

14They die when they are young, after wasting their lives in immoral living.

15"He delivers the afflicted in their affliction, And opens their ear in time of oppression.

15But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.

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.

16“God is leading you away from danger, Job, to a place free from distress. He is setting your table with the best food.

17"But you were full of judgment on the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.

17But you are obsessed with whether the godless will be judged. Don’t worry, judgment and justice will be upheld.

18"Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing; And do not let the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.

18But watch out, or you may be seduced by wealth. Don’t let yourself be bribed into sin.

19"Will your riches keep you from distress, Or all the forces of your strength?

19Could all your wealth or all your mighty efforts keep you from distress?

20"Do not long for the night, When people vanish in their place.

20Do not long for the cover of night, for that is when people will be destroyed.

21"Be careful, do not turn to evil, For you have preferred this to affliction.

21Be on guard! Turn back from evil, for God sent this suffering to keep you from a life of evil. Elihu Reminds Job of God’s Power

22"Behold, God is exalted in His power; Who is a teacher like Him?

22“Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him?

23"Who has appointed Him His way, And who has said, 'You have done wrong '?

23No one can tell him what to do, or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’

24"Remember that you should exalt His work, Of which men have sung.

24Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise.

25"All men have seen it; Man beholds from afar.

25Everyone has seen these things, though only from a distance.

26"Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable.

26“Look, God is greater than we can understand. His years cannot be counted.

27"For He draws up the drops of water, They distill rain from the mist,

27He draws up the water vapor and then distills it into rain.

28Which the clouds pour down, They drip upon man abundantly.

28The rain pours down from the clouds, and everyone benefits.

29"Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds, The thundering of His pavilion?

29Who can understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunder that rolls forth from heaven?

30"Behold, He spreads His lightning about Him, And He covers the depths of the sea.

30See how he spreads the lightning around him and how it lights up the depths of the sea.

31"For by these He judges peoples; He gives food in abundance.

31By these mighty acts he nourishes the people, giving them food in abundance.

32"He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

32He fills his hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target.

33"Its noise declares His presence; The cattle also, concerning what is coming up.

33The thunder announces his presence; the storm announces his indignant anger.

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