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¹ Eliu also proceeded, and said:² Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee: for I have yet somewhat to speak in God’s behalf.³ I will repeat my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker just.⁴ For indeed my words are without a lie, and perfect knowledge shall be proved to thee.

⁵ God doth not cast away the mighty, whereas he himself also is mighty.⁶ But he saveth not the wicked, and he giveth judgment to the poor.⁷ He will not take away his eyes from the just, and he placeth kings on the throne for ever, and they are exalted.⁸ And if they shall be in chains, and be bound with the cords of poverty:⁹ He shall shew them their works, and their wicked deeds, because they have been violent.¹⁰ He also shall open their ear, to correct them: and shall speak, that they may return from iniquity.¹¹ If they shall hear and observe, they shall accomplish their days in good, and their years in glory.¹² But if they hear not, they shall pass by the sword, and shall be consumed in folly.¹³ Dissemblers and crafty men prove the wrath of God, neither shall they cry when they are bound.¹⁴ Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the effeminate.

¹⁵ He shall deliver the poor out of his distress, and shall open his ear in affliction.¹⁶ Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it: and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.¹⁷ Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover.¹⁸ Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside.¹⁹ Lay down thy greatness without tribulation, and all the mighty of strength.²⁰ Prolong not the night that people may come up for them.²¹ Beware thou turn not aside to iniquity: for this thou hast begun to follow after misery.²² Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among the lawgivers.²³ Who can search out his ways? or who can say to him: Thou hast wrought iniquity?

²⁴ Remember that thou knowest not his work, concerning which men have sung.²⁵ All men see him, every one beholdeth afar off.²⁶ Behold, God is great, exceeding our knowledge: the number of his years is inestimable.²⁷ He lifteth up the drops of rain, and poureth out showers like floods:²⁸ Which flow from the clouds that cover all above.²⁹ If he will spread out clouds as his tent,³⁰ And lighten with his light from above, he shall cover also the ends of the sea.³¹ For by these he judgeth people, and giveth food to many mortals.³² In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.³³ He sheweth his friend concerning it, that it is his possession, and that he may come up to it.