1 Elihu proceeded further and said:
2 Wait yet a little and I will instruct you, for there are still words to be said on God's behalf.
3 I will bring my knowledge from afar, and to my Maker I will accord the right.
4 For indeed, my theme cannot fail me: the one perfect in knowledge I set before you.
5 Behold, God rejects the obstinate in heart; he preserves not the life of the wicked.
6 He withholds not the just man's rights, but grants vindication to the oppressed,
7 And with kings upon thrones he sets them, exalted forever.
8 Or if they are bound with fetters and held fast by bonds of affliction,
9 Then he makes known to them what they have done and their sins of boastful pride.
10 He opens their ears to correction and exhorts them to turn back from evil.
11 If they obey and serve him, they spend their days in prosperity, their years in happiness.
12 But if they obey not, they perish; they die for lack of knowledge.
13 The impious in heart lay up anger for themselves; they cry not for help when he enchains them;
14 Therefore they expire in youth, and perish among the reprobate.
15 But he saves the unfortunate through their affliction, and instructs them through distress.
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21 Take heed, turn not to evil; for you have preferred carousal to affliction.
22 Behold, God is sublime in his power. What teacher is there like him?
23 Who prescribes for him his conduct, or who can say, "You have done wrong"?
24 Remember, you should extol his work, which men have praised in song.
25 All men contemplate it; man beholds it from afar.
26 Lo, God is great beyond our knowledge; the number of his years is past searching out.
27 He holds in check the waterdrops that filter in rain through his mists,
28 Till the skies run with them and the showers rain down on mankind.
30 Lo! he spreads the clouds in layers as the carpeting of his tent.
31 For by these he nourishes the nations, and gives them food in abundance.
32 In his hands he holds the lightning, and he commands it to strike the mark.
33 His thunder speaks for him and incites the fury of the storm.
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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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