1 A nd Elihu addeth and saith: --

Elihu also proceeded and said:

2 H onour me a little, and I shew thee, That yet for God words.

“Bear with me a little, and I will show you That there are yet words to speak on God’s behalf.

3 I lift up my knowledge from afar, And to my Maker I ascribe righteousness.

I will fetch my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.

4 F or, truly, my words not false, The perfect in knowledge with thee.

For truly my words are not false; One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.

5 L o, God mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty power heart.

“Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 H e reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

He does not preserve the life of the wicked, But gives justice to the oppressed.

7 H e withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But they are on the throne with kings, For He has seated them forever, And they are exalted.

8 A nd if prisoners in fetters They are captured with cords of affliction,

And if they are bound in fetters, Held in the cords of affliction,

9 T hen He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

Then He tells them their work and their transgressions— That they have acted defiantly.

10 A nd He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

He also opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they turn from iniquity.

11 I f they do hear and serve, They complete their days in good, And their years in pleasantness.

If they obey and serve Him, They shall spend their days in prosperity, And their years in pleasures.

12 A nd if they do not hearken, By the dart they pass away, And expire without knowledge.

But if they do not obey, They shall perish by the sword, And they shall die without knowledge.

13 A nd the profane in heart set the face, They cry not when He hath bound them.

“But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath; They do not cry for help when He binds them.

14 T heir soul dieth in youth, And their life among the defiled.

They die in youth, And their life ends among the perverted persons.

15 H e draweth out the afflicted in his affliction, And uncovereth in oppression their ear.

He delivers the poor in their affliction, And opens their ears in oppression.

16 A nd also He moved thee from a strait place, a broad place -- no straitness under it, And the sitting beyond of thy table Hath been full of fatness.

“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness.

17 A nd the judgment of the wicked thou hast fulfilled, Judgment and justice are upheld -- because of fury,

But you are filled with the judgment due the wicked; Judgment and justice take hold of you.

18 L est He move thee with a stroke, And the abundance of an atonement turn thee not aside.

Because there is wrath, beware lest He take you away with one blow; For a large ransom would not help you avoid it.

19 D oth He value thy riches? He hath gold, and all the forces of power.

Will your riches, Or all the mighty forces, Keep you from distress?

20 D esire not the night, For the going up of peoples in their stead.

Do not desire the night, When people are cut off in their place.

21 T ake heed -- do not turn unto iniquity, For on this thou hast fixed Rather than affliction.

Take heed, do not turn to iniquity, For you have chosen this rather than affliction.

22 L o, God doth sit on high by His power, Who like Him -- a teacher?

“Behold, God is exalted by His power; Who teaches like Him?

23 W ho hath appointed unto Him his way? And who said, `Thou hast done iniquity?'

Who has assigned Him His way, Or who has said, ‘You have done wrong’? Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty

24 R emember that thou magnify His work That men have beheld.

“Remember to magnify His work, Of which men have sung.

25 A ll men have looked on it, Man looketh attentively from afar.

Everyone has seen it; Man looks on it from afar.

26 L o, God high, And we know not the number of His years, Yea, there no searching.

“Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; Nor can the number of His years be discovered.

27 W hen He doth diminish droppings of the waters, They refine rain according to its vapour,

For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist,

28 W hich clouds do drop, They distil on man abundantly.

Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man.

29 Y ea, doth understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?

Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy?

30 L o, He hath spread over it His light, And the roots of the sea He hath covered,

Look, He scatters His light upon it, And covers the depths of the sea.

31 F or by them He doth judge peoples, He giveth food in abundance.

For by these He judges the peoples; He gives food in abundance.

32 B y two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

He covers His hands with lightning, And commands it to strike.

33 H e sheweth by it his friend substance, Anger against perversity.

His thunder declares it, The cattle also, concerning the rising storm.