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¹ Elihu also proceeded, and said,² Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to say on God's behalf.³ I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.⁴ For truly my words are not false: one that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

⁵ Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength of understanding.⁶ He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth to the afflicted their right.⁷ He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings upon the throne he setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.⁸ And if they be bound in fetters, and be taken in the cords of affliction;⁹ Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.¹⁰ He openeth also their ear to instruction, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.¹¹ If they hearken and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.¹² But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.¹³ But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: they cry not for help when he bindeth them.¹⁴ They die in youth, and their life perisheth among the unclean.

¹⁵ He delivereth the afflicted by his affliction, and openeth their ear in oppression.¹⁶ Yea, he would have led thee away out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table should be full of fatness.¹⁷ But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.¹⁸ Because there is wrath, beware lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.¹⁹ Will thy riches suffice, that thou be not in distress, or all the forces of thy strength?²⁰ Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.²¹ Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.²² Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: who is a teacher like unto him?²³ Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought unrighteousness?

²⁴ Remember that thou magnify his work, whereof men have sung.²⁵ All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.²⁶ Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.²⁷ For he draweth up the drops of water, which distil in rain from his vapour:²⁸ Which the skies pour down and drop upon man abundantly.²⁹ Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?³⁰ Behold, he spreadeth his light around him; and he covereth the bottom of the sea.³¹ For by these he judgeth the peoples; he giveth meat in abundance.³² He covereth his hands with the lightning; and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.³³ The noise thereof telleth concerning him, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.