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1Elihu responded again and said:

1Then Elihu continued, saying:

2"Be patient with me a moment longer, and I'll show you that there's more to say on God's behalf.

2Be patient with me a little longer, and I will inform you, for there is still more to be said on God's behalf.

3I'll take what I know to its logical conclusion and ascribe righteousness to my Creator,

3I will get my knowledge from a distant place and ascribe justice to my Maker.

4because what I have to say isn't deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you."

4Indeed, my words are not false; one who has complete knowledge is with you.

5"Indeed God is mighty and he doesn't show disrespect; he is mighty and strong of heart.

5Yes, God is mighty, but he despises no one; he understands all things.

6He doesn't let the wicked live; he grants justice to the afflicted.

6He does not keep the wicked alive, but he gives justice to the oppressed.

7He won't stop looking at righteous people; he seats them on thrones with kings forever, and they are exalted.

7He does not withdraw his gaze from the righteous, but he seats them forever with enthroned kings, and they are exalted.

8"If they're bound in chains, caught in ropes of affliction,

8If people are bound with chains and trapped by the cords of affliction,

9he'll reveal their actions to them, when their transgressions have become excessive.

9God tells them what they have done and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

10He opens their ears and instructs them, commanding them to repent from evil.

10He opens their ears to correction and tells them to repent from iniquity.

11If they listen and serve him, they'll finish their lives in prosperity and their years will be pleasant.

11If they listen and serve him, they will end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

12"But if they won't listen, they'll perish by the sword and die in their ignorance.

12But if they do not listen, they will cross the river of death and die without knowledge.

13The godless at heart cherish anger; they won't cry out for help when God afflicts them.

13Those who have a godless heart harbor anger; even when God binds them, they do not cry for help.

14They die in their youth; and their life will end among temple prostitutes.

14They die in their youth; their life ends among male cult prostitutes.

15He'll deliver the afflicted through their afflictions and open their ears when they are oppressed."

15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction; he instructs them by their torment.

16"Indeed, he drew you away from the brink of distress to a spacious place without constraints, filling your festive table with bountiful food.

16Indeed, he lured you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and unconfined place. Your table was spread with choice food.

17But now you are occupied with the case of the wicked; but justice and judgment will be served.

17Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.

18So that no one entices you with riches, don't let a large ransom turn you astray.

18Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large ransom lead you astray.

19"Will your wealth sustain you when you're in distress, despite your most powerful efforts?

19Can your wealth or all your physical exertion keep you from distress?

20Don't long for night, when people vanish in their place.

20Do not long for the night when nations will disappear from their places.

21Be careful! Don't turn to evil, because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.

21Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity, for that is why you have been tested by affliction.

22"Indeed, God is exalted in his power. Who is like him as a teacher?

22Look, God shows himself exalted by his power. Who is a teacher like him?

23Who ordained his path for him, and who has asked him, 'You are wrong, aren't you?'

23Who has appointed his way for him, and who has declared, "You have done wrong"?

24Remember to magnify his awesome activities, about which mortal man has sung.

24Remember that you should praise his work, which people have sung about.

25All of mankind sees him; human beings observe him from afar off."

25All mankind has seen it; people have looked at it from a distance.

26"God is truly awesome, beyond what we know; the number of his years is unknowable.

26Yes, God is exalted beyond our knowledge; the number of his years cannot be counted.

27He draws up drops of water, distilling it to rain and mist.

27For he makes waterdrops evaporate; they distill the rain into its mist,

28When the clouds pour down; they drop their rain on all of humanity.

28which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

29"Furthermore, can anyone understand cloud patterns, or the thundering in his pavilion?

29Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out or how the thunder roars from God's pavilion?

30He scatters his lightning above it, and covers the bottom of the sea.

30See how he spreads his lightning around him and covers the depths of the sea.

31He uses them to judge some people and give food to many.

31For he judges the nations with these; he gives food in abundance.

32His hands are covered with lightning that he commands to strike his designated target.

32He covers his hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark.

33His thunder declares his presence; and tells the animals what is coming."

33The thunder declares his presence; the cattle also, the approaching storm.

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