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  36:1 ¶
And Elihu{gr.Elius} further continued, and said, |
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36:1 ¶
Elihu°
also proceeded,°°
and said,°° |
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36:2
Wait form me yet a little while, that I may teach thee: for there is yet speech in me. |
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36:2
Suffer°°
me a little,°
and I will shew°°
thee that°
[I have] yet°
to speak°
on Eloah's°
behalf. |
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36:3
Having fetched my knowledge from afar, and according to my works, |
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36:3
I will fetch°°
my knowledge°
from afar,°°
and will ascribe°°
righteousness°
to my Maker.°° |
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36:4
I will speak just things truly, and thou shalt not unjustly receive unjust words. |
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36:4
For°
truly°
my words°
[shall] not°
[be] false:°
he that is perfect°
in knowledge°
[is] with°
thee. |
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36:5
But know that the Lord will not cast off an innocent man: being mighty in strength of wisdom, |
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36:5
Behold,°
El°
[is] mighty,°
and despiseth°°
not°
[any: he is] mighty°
in strength°
[and] wisdom.° |
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36:6
he will not by any means save alive the ungodly: and he will grant the judgment of the poor. |
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36:6
He preserveth not the life°°°
of the wicked:°
but giveth°°
right°
to the poor.° |
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36:7
He will not turn away his eyes from the righteous, but [they shall be] with kings on the throne: and he will establish them in triumph, and they shall be exalted. |
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36:7
He withdraweth°°
not°
his eyes°
from the righteous:°°
but with°
kings°
[are they] on the throne;°
yea, he doth establish°°
them for ever,°
and they are exalted.°° |
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36:8
But they that are bound in fetters shall be holden in cords of poverty. |
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36:8
And if°
[they be] bound°°
in fetters,°
[and] be holden°°
in cords°
of affliction;° |
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36:9
And he shall recount to them their works, and their transgressions, for such will act with violence. |
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36:9
Then he sheweth°°
them their work,°
and their transgressions°
that°
they have exceeded.°° |
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36:10
But he will hearken to the righteous: and he has said that they shall turn from unrighteousness. |
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36:10
He openeth°°
also their ear°
to discipline,°
and commandeth°°
that°
they return°°
from iniquity.°° |
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36:11
If they should hear and serve [him], they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in honour. |
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36:11
If°
they obey°°
and serve°°
[him], they shall spend°°
their days°
in prosperity,°
and their years°
in pleasures.° |
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36:12
But he preserves not the ungodly; because they are not willing to know the Lord, and because when reproved they were disobedient. |
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36:12
But if°
they obey°°
not,°
they shall perish°°
by the sword,°
and they shall die°°
without°
knowledge.° |
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36:13
And the hypocrites in heart will array wrath [against themselves]; they will not cry, because he has bound them. |
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36:13
But the hypocrites°
in heart°
heap up°°
wrath:°
they cry°°
not°
when°
he bindeth°°
them. |
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36:14
Therefore let their soul die in youth, and their life be wounded by messengers [of death]. |
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36:14
They°
die°°
in youth,°
and their life°
[is] among the unclean.° |
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36:15
Because they afflicted the weak and helpless: and he will vindicate the judgment of the meek. |
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36:15
He delivereth°°
the poor°
in his affliction,°
and openeth°°
their ears°
in oppression.° |
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36:16
And he has also enticed thee out of the mouth of the enemy: |
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36:16
Even so°
would he have removed°°
thee out of the strait°°°
[into] a broad place,°
where°
[there is] no°
straitness;°
and that which should be set°
on thy table°
[should be] full°°
of fatness.° |
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36:17
[there is] a deep gulf [and] a rushing stream beneath it, and thy table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous; |
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36:17
But thou hast fulfilled°°
the judgment°
of the wicked:°
judgment°
and justice°
take hold°°
[on thee]. |
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36:18
but there shall be wrath upon the ungodly, by reason of the ungodliness of the bribes which they received for iniquities. |
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36:18
Because°
[there is] wrath,°
[beware] lest°
he take thee away°°
with [his] stroke:°
then a great°°
ransom°
cannot°
deliver°°
thee. |
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36:19
Let not [thy] mind willingly turn thee aside from the petition of the feeble that are in distress. |
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36:19
Will he esteem°°
thy riches?°
[no], not°
gold,°
nor all°
the forces°
of strength.° |
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36:20
And draw not forth all the mighty [men] by night, so that the people should go up instead of them. |
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36:20
Desire°°
not°
the night,°
when people°
are cut off°°
in their place.° |
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36:21
But take heed lest thou do that which is wrong: for of this thou has made choice because of poverty. |
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36:21
Take heed,°°
regard°°
not°°°
iniquity:°
for°°
this°
hast thou chosen°°
rather than affliction.°° |
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36:22
Behold, the Mighty One shall prevail by his strength: for who is powerful as he is? |
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36:22
Behold,°
El°
exalteth°°
by his power:°
who°
teacheth°°
like him?° |
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36:23
And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, he has wrought injustice? |
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36:23
Who°
hath enjoined°°°
him his way?°
or who°
can say,°°
Thou hast wrought°°
iniquity?° |
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36:24
Remember that his works are great [beyond] those which men have attempted. |
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36:24
Remember°°
that°
thou magnify°°
his work,°
which°
men°°
behold.°°° |
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36:25
Every man has seen in himself, how many mortals are wounded. |
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36:25
Every°
man°
may see°°
it; man°
may behold°°
[it] afar off.°° |
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36:26
Behold, the Mighty One is great, and we shall not know [him]: the number of his years is even infinite. |
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36:26
Behold,°
El°
[is] great,°
and we know°°
[him] not,°
neither°
can the number°
of his years°
be searched out.° |
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36:27
And the drops of rain are numbered by him, and shall be poured out in rain to form a cloud. |
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36:27
For°
he maketh small°°
the drops°
of water:°
they pour down°°
rain°
according to the vapour°
thereof: |
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36:28
The ancient [heavens] shall flow, and the clouds overshadow innumerable mortals: he has fixed a time to cattle, and they know the order of rest. [Yet] by all these things thy understanding is not astonished, neither is thy mind disturbed in [thy] body. |
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Which°
the clouds°
do drop°°
[and] distil°°
upon°
man°
abundantly.° |
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36:29
And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, [or] the measure of his tabernacle; |
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36:29
Also°°
can [any] understand°°
the spreadings°
of the clouds,°
[or] the noise°
of his tabernacle?° |
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36:30
behold he will stretch his bow against him, and he covers the bottom of the sea. |
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36:30
Behold,°
he spreadeth°°
his light°
upon°
it, and covereth°°
the bottom°
of the sea.° |
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36:31
For by them he will judge the nations: he will give food to him that has strength. |
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36:31
For°
by them judgeth°°
he the people;°
he giveth°°
meat°
in abundance.°° |
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36:32
He has hidden the light in [his] hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing [cloud]. |
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36:32
With°
clouds°
he covereth°°
the light;°
and commandeth°°
it [not to shine] by°
[the cloud] that cometh betwixt.°° |
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36:33
The Lord will declare concerning this [to] his friend: [but there is] a portion also for unrighteousness. |
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36:33
The noise°
thereof sheweth°°
concerning°
it, the cattle°
also°
concerning°
the vapour.°° |
