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I’ll bring my knowledge from a long ways away">a</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">and ascribe righteousness to my Creator,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>because what I have to say isn’t deceptive,</p> <p class="poetry2">and the one who has perfect knowledge is with you.”</p> <p class="heading">God Disciplines</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Indeed God is mighty and he doesn’t show disrespect;</p> <p class="poetry2">he is mighty and strong of heart.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He doesn’t let the wicked live;</p> <p class="poetry2">he grants justice to the afflicted.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>He won’t stop looking at righteous people;</p> <p class="poetry2">he seats them on thrones with kings forever,</p> <p class="poetry2">and they are exalted.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“If they’re bound in chains,</p> <p class="poetry2">caught in ropes of affliction,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>he’ll reveal their actions to them,</p> <p class="poetry2">when their transgressions have become excessive.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>He opens their ears and instructs them,</p> <p class="poetry2">commanding them to repent from evil.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>If they listen and serve him,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:11 The Heb. lacks him">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">they’ll finish<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:11 Or finish">c</a></span> their lives in prosperity</p> <p class="poetry2">and their years will be pleasant.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“But if they won’t listen,</p> <p class="poetry2">they’ll perish<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:12 Lit. by the sword they’ll pass through ">d</a></span> by the sword</p> <p class="poetry2">and die in their ignorance.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The godless at heart cherish<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:13 Lit. lay up">e</a></span> anger;</p> <p class="poetry2">they won’t cry out for help when God<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:13 Lit. he">f</a></span> afflicts<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:13 Lit. binds">g</a></span> them.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>They<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:14 Lit. Their souls ">h</a></span> die in their youth;</p> <p class="poetry2">and their life will end<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:14 The Heb. lacks will end">i</a></span> among temple prostitutes.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>He’ll deliver the afflicted through their afflictions</p> <p class="poetry2">and open their ears when they are oppressed.”</p> <p class="heading">God is an All-Powerful and Just Teacher</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“Indeed, he drew you away from the brink of distress</p> <p class="poetry2">to a spacious place without constraints,</p> <p class="poetry2">filling your festive<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:16 Lit. restful">j</a></span> table with bountiful<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:16 Lit. fat">k</a></span> food.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But now you are occupied with the case of the wicked;</p> <p class="poetry2">but justice and judgment will be served.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>So that no one entices you with riches,</p> <p class="poetry2">don’t let a large ransom turn you astray.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“Will your wealth sustain you when you’re in distress,</p> <p class="poetry2">despite your most powerful efforts?<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:19 Or your force of strength">l</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Don’t long for night,</p> <p class="poetry2">when people vanish<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:20 Lit. go up">m</a></span> in their place.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Be careful! Don’t turn to evil,</p> <p class="poetry2">because of this you will be tried by more than affliction.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>“Indeed, God is exalted in his power.</p> <p class="poetry2">Who is like him as a teacher?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Who ordained his path for him,</p> <p class="poetry2">and who has asked him, ‘You are wrong, aren’t you?’</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Remember to magnify his awesome activities,</p> <p class="poetry2">about which mortal man has sung.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>All of mankind sees him;</p> <p class="poetry2">human beings observe him from afar off.”</p> <p class="heading">God Controls the Weather</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“God is truly awesome, beyond what we know;</p> <p class="poetry2">the number of his years is unknowable.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:26 Or unreachable">n</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>He draws up drops of water,</p> <p class="poetry2">distilling it to rain and mist.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:27 Or distilling rain into mist">o</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>When the clouds pour down;<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:28 Or drops">p</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">they drop their rain on all of humanity.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>“Furthermore, can anyone understand cloud patterns,</p> <p class="poetry2">or the thundering in his pavilion?</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He scatters his lightning above it,</p> <p class="poetry2">and covers the bottom<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:30 Or root">q</a></span> of the sea.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He uses them to judge some people</p> <p class="poetry2">and give food to many.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>His hands are covered with lightning</p> <p class="poetry2">that he commands to strike his designated target.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/job/36-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>His thunder<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="36:33 Lit. shout">r</a></span> declares his presence;</p> <p class="poetry2">and tells the animals what is coming.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 36:3 Lit. <i>I’ll bring my knowledge from a long ways away</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 36:11 The Heb. lacks<i> him</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 36:11 Or <i>finish</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 36:12 Lit. <i>by the sword they’ll pass through </i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 36:13 Lit. <i>lay up</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 36:13 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 36:13 Lit. <i>binds</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 36:14 Lit. <i>Their souls</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 36:14 The Heb. lacks <i>will end</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 36:16 Lit. <i>restful</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 36:16 Lit. <i>fat</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 36:19 Or <i>your force of strength</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 36:20 Lit. <i>go up</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 36:26 Or <i>unreachable</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 36:27 Or <i>distilling rain into mist</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 36:28 Or <i>drops</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 36:30 Or <i>root</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 36:33 Lit. <i>shout</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 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