Job 36:5-12

Modern English Version

⁵ “Behold, God is mighty and despises no one;
    He is mighty in strength and wisdom.
⁶ He does not preserve the life of the wicked,
    but gives justice to the poor.
⁷ He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
    but they are on the throne with kings,
    for He establishes them forever, and they are exalted.
⁸ If they are bound in chains
    and held in cords of affliction,
⁹ then He shows them their work,
    and their transgressions that they have exceeded;
¹⁰ and He opens their ear to discipline,
    and commands that they turn from iniquity.
¹¹ If they obey and serve Him,
    they will spend their days in prosperity
    and their years in pleasures.
¹² But if they do not obey,
    they will perish by the sword,
    and they will die without knowledge.