| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Then Elihu continued, saying: | 1And Elihu continued: |
| 2Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you, for there is still more to be said on God's behalf. | 2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. |
| 3I will get my knowledge from a distant place and ascribe justice to my Maker. | 3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. |
| 4For my arguments are without flaw; one who has perfect knowledge is with you. | 4For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you. |
| 5Yes, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He understands all things. | 5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. |
| 6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He gives justice to the afflicted. | 6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted. |
| 7He does not remove His gaze from the righteous, but He seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted. | 7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. |
| 8If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction, | 8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, |
| 9God tells them what they have done and how arrogantly they have transgressed. | 9then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed. |
| 10He opens their ears to correction and insists they repent from iniquity. | 10He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. |
| 11If they serve Him obediently, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. | 11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. |
| 12But if they do not obey, they will cross the river of death and die without knowledge. | 12But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. |
| 13Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help. | 13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help. |
| 14They die in their youth; their life ends among male cult prostitutes. | 14They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. |
| 15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; He instructs them by their torment. | 15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. |
| 16Indeed, He lured you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and unconfined place. Your table was spread with choice food. | 16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness. |
| 17Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. | 17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you. |
| 18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray. | 18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray. |
| 19Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress? | 19Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress? |
| 20Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places. | 20Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes. |
| 21Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction. | 21Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction. |
| 22Look, God shows Himself exalted by His power. Who is a teacher like Him? | 22Behold, God is exalted in His power. Who is a teacher like Him? |
| 23Who has appointed His way for Him, and who has declared, "You have done wrong"? | 23Who has appointed His way for Him, or told Him, ‘You have done wrong’? |
| 24Remember that you should praise His work, which people have sung about. | 24Remember to magnify His work, which men have praised in song. |
| 25All mankind has seen it; people have looked at it from a distance. | 25All mankind has seen it; men behold it from afar. |
| 26Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of His years cannot be counted. | 26Indeed, God is great—beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable. |
| 27For He makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist, | 27For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, |
| 28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. | 28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind. |
| 29Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out or how the thunder roars from God's pavilion? | 29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion? |
| 30See how He spreads His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea. | 30See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea. |
| 31For He judges the nations with these; He gives food in abundance. | 31For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance. |
| 32He covers His hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark. | 32He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark. |
| 33The thunder declares His presence; the cattle also, the approaching storm. | 33The thunder declares His presence; even the cattle regard the rising storm. |
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