1 And Eli'hu continued, and said:
2 "Bear with me a little, and I will show you, for I have yet something to say on God's behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words are not false; one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 "Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 He does not keep the wicked alive, but gives the afflicted their right.
7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings upon the throne he sets them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 And if they are bound in fetters and caught in the cords of affliction,
9 then he declares to them their work and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.
10 He opens their ears to instruction, and commands that they return from iniquity.
11 If they hearken and serve him, they complete their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasantness.
12 But if they do not hearken, they perish by the sword, and die without knowledge.
13 "The godless in heart cherish anger; they do not cry for help when he binds them.
14 They die in youth, and their life ends in shame.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear by adversity.
16 He also allured you out of distress into a broad place where there was no cramping, and what was set on your table was full of fatness.
17 "But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; judgment and justice seize you.
18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing; and let not the greatness of the ransom turn you aside.
19 Will your cry avail to keep you from distress, or all the force of your strength?
20 Do not long for the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him?
23 Who has prescribed for him his way, or who can say, `Thou hast done wrong'?
24 "Remember to extol his work, of which men have sung.
25 All men have looked on it; man beholds it from afar.
26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.
27 For he draws up the drops of water, he distils his mist in rain
28 which the skies pour down, and drop upon man abundantly.
29 Can any one understand the spreading of the clouds, the thunderings of his pavilion?
30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him, and covers the roots of the sea.
31 For by these he judges peoples; he gives food in abundance.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its crashing declares concerning him, who is jealous with anger against iniquity.
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Job 36 is a chapter in which Eliú continues to talk to Job about God's righteousness and the need to trust him, even in the midst of difficulties. Eliú emphasizes God's sovereignty and his wisdom, and argues that Job's sufferings are a divine correction for his pride and sin. He also emphasizes the need for repentance and submission to God.
Proverbs 3:11-12: "My Son, the Lord's correction does not despise, nor faint when he is rebuked by him; for the Lord rebuke he to whom he loves, just as the Father to the Son to whom he wants well." Just as Eliú argues that Job's sufferings are a divine correction, this verse of proverbs emphasizes the importance of accepting the correction of the Lord, for this is a sign of love and care.
Psalm 119:75: "I know, O Lord, that your judgments are righteous, and that in your faithfulness afflicted me." Eliú argues that Job's sufferings are righteous and destined to correct him, and this verse of Psalm 119 shows a similar recognition of God's righteousness and faithfulness, even in the midst of affliction.
James 4:10, "Humiliate you before the Lord, and he shall exalt you." Eliú emphasizes the need for Job to humble himself before God and repent of any pride or sin, and this verse in James also emphasizes the importance of humility before God.
Psalm 147:5: "Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite." Eliú emphasizes the wisdom and knowledge of God, and this verse of Psalm 147 also highlights the greatness and infinity of divine understanding.
Proverbs 16:19: "It is better to be humble of mind with the meek than to share spoils with the superb." Eliú emphasizes the need for humility and submission to God, and this verse in proverbs also highlights the importance of humility in general, in contrast to the pride of the superb.
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