Elihu continued speaking [to Job] and said,

Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?

I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.

“Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

of such an ungodly person as thou, and of the son of man that is righteous - as thou pretendest to be?

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

"They cry out there, but he doesn't answer because of the arrogance of those who practice evil.

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry [which lacks trust],
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

“Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth],
Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

“And now, because He has not [quickly] punished in His anger,
Nor has He acknowledged transgression and arrogance well [and seems unaware of the wrong of which a person is guilty],

And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

And Elihu went on to say,

Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.

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

because what I have to say isn't deceptive, and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you."

"Behold, God is mighty, and doesn't despise anyone. He is mighty in strength of understanding.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

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

Then He declareth to them their work, And their transgressions, Because they have become mighty,

He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.

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

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

“But the godless in heart store up anger [at the divine discipline];
They do not cry [to Him] for help when He binds them [with cords of affliction].

They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

“He rescues the afflicted in their affliction,
And opens their ears [so that they pay attention to His voice] in times of oppression.

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

Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.

Yes, [it is] wrath, so that it will not incite you into mockery; and do not let [the] ransom's greatness turn you aside.

“Will your wealth [be sufficient to] keep you from [the confinement of] distress,
Or will all the force of your strength do it?

You must not long for the night, to cut off people {in their place}.

Take heed, turn not to iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.

Who ever gave orders to him, or said to him, You have done wrong?

See that you give praise to his work, about which men make songs.

"Look, God [is] exalted, and we do not know [him]; the number of his years is unsearchable.

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.

and cause his light to shine upon them, and to cover the bottom of the sea.

For by these he gives food to the peoples, and bread in full measure.

With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

He sheweth by it to his friend substance, Anger against perversity.

"Now I'll conclude with this: my heart is trembling violently; it feels like it's about to leap from my body!

Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.

“He lets it loose under the whole heaven,
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.

After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn't hold back anything when his voice is heard.

God thundereth marvellously with his voice, doing great things which we do not comprehend.

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

“God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man,
That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].

The wild animals go to their lairs, and in their dens they remain.

The clouds do their labour in getting moistness, the clouds pour down the rain.

And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Listen to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s wonders.

Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

“Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens],
The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,

You whose clothes get hot
when the south wind brings calm to the land,

Hast thou helped him to spread out the heavens, which are strong and bright as a looking glass?

Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

So then, they do not look at the light [when it is] bright in the skies, when [the] wind has passed and has cleansed them.

A bright light comes out of the north; God's glory is greatly to be feared.

“The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

And the Lord made answer to Job out of the storm-wind, and said,

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know and have understanding.

Who determined its measurement? Yes, you do know. Or who stretched [the] measuring line upon it?

Or where were you when the sea came to birth, pushing out from its secret place;

when I made clouds to be its clothes and thick darkness its swaddling blanket,

and I said, 'You shall come up to here, but you shall not go further, and here it will set [a boundary] {for your proud surging waves}'?

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

To take hold on the skirts of the earth, And the wicked are shaken out of it,

It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

Hast thou come in to springs of the sea? And in searching the deep Hast thou walked up and down?

Revealed to thee were the gates of death? And the gates of death-shade dost thou see?

Do you understand the breadth of the earth? Tell me, since you know it all!

Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

Don’t you know? You were already born;
you have lived so long!

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

What road leads to the place where light is dispersed?
Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Whose womb did the ice come from?
Who gave birth to the frost of heaven

Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades, or release the cords of Orion?

Do you make Mazzaroth come out in its right time, or are the Bear and its children guided by you?

“Do you know the ordinances of the heavens,
Or [can you] establish their rule over the earth?

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

“Can you send forth lightnings that they may go
And say to you, ‘Here we are’?

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,

When the dust hardens into a mass
And the clods stick together [because of the heat]?

Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

“Who provides prey for the raven
When its young cry to God
And wander about without food?

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

“Can you count the months that they carry offspring,
Or do you know the time when they give birth?