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¹ Elihu also proceeded, and said,² Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that [I have] yet to speak on God's behalf.³ I will bring 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; yes, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.⁸ And if [they are] bound in fetters, [and] are held in cords of affliction;⁹ Then he showeth 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 [would 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 vapor of it.²⁸ Which the clouds do drop [and] distill 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 he judgeth the people; he giveth food in abundance.³² With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it [not to shine] by [the] intervening [cloud].³³ The noise of it showeth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapor.