Job 36:5-33 - God's Justice Is Beyond Human Understanding

⁵ "Behold, God casteth not away the mighty, for he himself is mighty in power and wisdom. ⁶ As for the ungodly, he preserveth them not, but helpeth the poor to their right. ⁷ He turneth not his eyes away from the righteous; he setteth up kings in their throne, and confirmeth them, so that they alway sit therein.

⁸ But if they be laid in prison and chains, or bound with the bonds of poverty: ⁹ then sheweth he them their works and deeds and the sins wherewith they have used cruel violence. ¹⁰ He with punishing and nurturing of them, roundeth them in the ears, warneth them to leave off from their wickedness, and to amend. ¹¹ If they now will take heed and be obedient, they shall wear out their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure and joy. ¹² But if they will not obey, they shall go through the sword, and perish before they be aware.

¹³ As for such as be fained hypocrites, they heap up wrath for themselves: for they call not upon him, though they be his prisoners. ¹⁴ Thus their soul perisheth in foolishness, and their life shall be condemned among the fornicators. ¹⁵ "The poor delivereth he out of his affliction, and comforteth such as be in necessity and trouble.

¹⁶ Even so shall he keep thee - if thou wilt be content - from the bottomless pit that is beneath: and if thou wilt hold the quiet, he shall fill thy table with plenteousness. ¹⁷ Nevertheless, thou hast condemned the judgment of the ungodly; yea, even such a judgment and sentence shalt thou suffer. ¹⁸ For then shall not thy cause be stilled with cruelty, nor pacified with many gifts. ¹⁹ Hath God ordained then, that the glorious life of thee, and all such mighty men should not be put down? ²⁰ Prolong not thou the time, till there come a night for thee, to set other people in thy stead. ²¹ But beware that thou turn not aside to wickedness and sin, which hitherto thou hast chosen more than meekness.

²² Behold, God is of a mighty high power: Where is there such a guide and lawgiver as he? ²³ Who will reprove him of his way? Who will say unto him, 'Thou hast done wrong?' ²⁴ "O consider how great and excellent his works be, whom all men love and praise: ²⁵ yea, wonder at him, and yet they see him but afar off. ²⁶ Behold, so great is God, that he passeth our knowledge; neither are we able to come to the experience of his years. ²⁷ He turneth the water to small drops, he driveth his clouds ²⁸ together for to rain, so that they pour down and drop upon men. ²⁹ He can spread out the clouds - a covering of his tabernacle - ³⁰ and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea. ³¹ By these things governeth he his people, and giveth them abundance of meat. ³² In the turning of a hand he hideth the light, and at his commandment it cometh again. ³³ The rising up thereof showeth he to his friends and to the cattle.