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Job 36
World English Bible
Job 36
World English Bible
36 Elihu also continued, and said,
2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you;
for I still have something to say on God’s behalf.
3 I will get my knowledge from afar,
and will 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 doesn’t despise anyone.
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
6 He doesn’t preserve the life of the wicked,
but gives justice to the afflicted.
7 He doesn’t withdraw his eyes from the righteous,
but with kings on the throne,
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.
8 If they are bound in fetters,
and are taken in the cords of afflictions,
9 then he shows them their work,
and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.
10 He also opens their ears to instruction,
and commands that they return from iniquity.
11 If they listen and serve him,
they will spend their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasures.
12 But if they don’t listen, they will perish by the sword;
they will die without knowledge.
13 “But those who are godless in heart lay up anger.
They don’t cry for help when he binds them.
14 They die in youth.
Their life perishes among the unclean.
15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction,
and opens their ear in oppression.
16 Yes, he would have allured you out of distress,
into a wide place, where there is no restriction.
That which is set on your table would be full of fatness.
17 “But you are full of the judgment of the wicked.
Judgment and justice take hold of you.
18 Don’t let riches entice you to wrath,
neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.
19 Would your wealth sustain you in distress,
or all the might of your strength?
20 Don’t desire the night,
when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, don’t regard iniquity;
for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power.
Who is a teacher like him?
23 Who has prescribed his way for him?
Or who can say, ‘You have committed unrighteousness’?
24 “Remember that you magnify his work,
about which men have sung.
25 All men have looked on it.
Man sees it afar off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we don’t know him.
The number of his years is unsearchable.
27 For he draws up the drops of water,
which distill in rain from his vapor,
28 which the skies pour down
and which drop on man abundantly.
29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds
and the thunderings of his pavilion?
30 Behold, he spreads his light around him.
He covers the bottom of the sea.
31 For by these he judges the people.
He gives food in abundance.
32 He covers his hands with the lightning,
and commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its noise tells about him,
and the livestock also, concerning the storm that comes up.
Job 36
New International Version
Job 36
New International Version
36 Elihu continued:
2 “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you
that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
3 I get my knowledge from afar;(A)
I will ascribe justice to my Maker.(B)
4 Be assured that my words are not false;(C)
one who has perfect knowledge(D) is with you.(E)
5 “God is mighty,(F) but despises no one;(G)
he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.(H)
6 He does not keep the wicked alive(I)
but gives the afflicted their rights.(J)
7 He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(K)
he enthrones them with kings(L)
and exalts them forever.(M)
8 But if people are bound in chains,(N)
held fast by cords of affliction,(O)
9 he tells them what they have done—
that they have sinned arrogantly.(P)
10 He makes them listen(Q) to correction(R)
and commands them to repent of their evil.(S)
11 If they obey and serve him,(T)
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity(U)
and their years in contentment.(V)
12 But if they do not listen,
they will perish by the sword[a](W)
and die without knowledge.(X)
13 “The godless in heart(Y) harbor resentment;(Z)
even when he fetters them, they do not cry for help.(AA)
14 They die in their youth,(AB)
among male prostitutes of the shrines.(AC)
15 But those who suffer(AD) he delivers in their suffering;(AE)
he speaks(AF) to them in their affliction.(AG)
16 “He is wooing(AH) you from the jaws of distress
to a spacious place(AI) free from restriction,(AJ)
to the comfort of your table(AK) laden with choice food.(AL)
17 But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked;(AM)
judgment and justice have taken hold of you.(AN)
18 Be careful that no one entices you by riches;
do not let a large bribe(AO) turn you aside.(AP)
19 Would your wealth(AQ) or even all your mighty efforts
sustain you so you would not be in distress?
20 Do not long for the night,(AR)
to drag people away from their homes.[b]
21 Beware of turning to evil,(AS)
which you seem to prefer to affliction.(AT)
22 “God is exalted in his power.(AU)
Who is a teacher like him?(AV)
23 Who has prescribed his ways(AW) for him,(AX)
or said to him, ‘You have done wrong’?(AY)
24 Remember to extol his work,(AZ)
which people have praised in song.(BA)
25 All humanity has seen it;(BB)
mortals gaze on it from afar.
26 How great is God—beyond our understanding!(BC)
The number of his years is past finding out.(BD)
27 “He draws up the drops of water,(BE)
which distill as rain to the streams[c];(BF)
28 the clouds pour down their moisture
and abundant showers(BG) fall on mankind.(BH)
29 Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds,
how he thunders(BI) from his pavilion?(BJ)
30 See how he scatters his lightning(BK) about him,
bathing the depths of the sea.(BL)
31 This is the way he governs[d] the nations(BM)
and provides food(BN) in abundance.(BO)
32 He fills his hands with lightning
and commands it to strike its mark.(BP)
33 His thunder announces the coming storm;(BQ)
even the cattle make known its approach.[e](BR)
Job 36
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Job 36
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36 Y Elihú siguió diciendo:
2 —Espérame un poco, y te informaré, pues aún tengo palabras a favor de Dios.
3 Desde lejos traeré mi saber
y atribuiré justicia a mi Hacedor.
4 Pues, ciertamente, mis palabras no son mentira;
contigo está alguien que es completo en conocimiento.
5 »He aquí que Dios es poderoso pero no desprecia a nadie.
Es poderoso en la fuerza del entendimiento.
6 No otorga vida al impío,
pero a los afligidos concede justicia.
7 No aparta sus ojos de los justos; los hace sentar en tronos
junto con los reyes para siempre,
y los enaltece.
8 Aunque estén presos con grilletes
y atrapados con cuerdas de aflicción,
9 él les declara lo que han hecho
y sus transgresiones,
pues ellos mismos se enaltecieron.
10 Él abre el oído de ellos a la corrección
y manda que se vuelvan de la iniquidad.
11 Si ellos escuchan y le sirven
acabarán sus días con bienestar
y sus años con prosperidad.
12 Pero si no escuchan
serán traspasados por la lanza
y perecerán en su ignorancia.
13 Pues los impíos de corazón
acumulan ira;
no clamarán cuando él los ate.
14 Ellos mismos morirán en la juventud,
y acabarán su vida entre
los pervertidos[a].
15 »Él libra al afligido en su aflicción;
en medio de la opresión abre sus oídos.
16 También te induce a salir
de las fauces de la tribulación
a un lugar espacioso, libre de restricciones
al solaz de tu mesa llena de abundancia.
17 »Pero a ti, por estar lleno del juicio que merece el impío,
el juicio y la justicia te echarán mano.
18 Por lo cual teme, no sea que te tiente la abundancia
ni el mucho soborno te desvíe.
19 En la desgracia no te ayudará tu clamor ni todos tus esfuerzos.
20 No anheles la noche,
cuando los pueblos se desvanecen en su lugar.
21 Cuídate de no volver a la iniquidad, porque eso escogiste más que la aflicción.
22 »He aquí que Dios es exaltado
en su poder.
¿Quién hay que enseñe como él?
23 ¿Quién le ha prescrito su camino? ¿Quién le dirá: “Has hecho maldad”?
24 Acuérdate de engrandecer su obra
la cual cantan los hombres.
25 Todos los hombres la han visto;
el ser humano la mira de lejos.
26 He aquí que Dios es tan sublime que nosotros no le podemos conocer.
Es inescrutable el número de sus años.
27 ȃl atrae las gotas del agua
y a la lluvia convierte en vapor
28 el cual destilan las nubes
y chorrean en abundancia sobre los hombres.
29 ¿Quién podrá comprender de veras
el despliegue de las nubes
y el tronar de su bóveda?
30 He aquí que sobre ella despliega su luz
y cubre las profundidades del mar.
31 Pues por medio de ellos
gobierna a los pueblos
y da comida en abundancia.
32 Con sus manos cubre el rayo
y le manda dar en su blanco.
33 Su trueno anuncia su presencia; ciertamente tiene celo contra
la iniquidad[b].
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