1. Elihu continued to speak ⌊to Job⌋,
2. “Be patient with me a little longer, and I will show youthat there is more to be said in God’s defense.
3. I will get my knowledge from far awayand prove that my Creator is fair.
4. Certainly, my words are not lies.The one who knows everything is ⌊speaking⌋ with you.
5. “Certainly, God is mighty.He doesn’t despise anyone.He is mighty and brave.
6. He doesn’t allow the wicked person to live.He grants justice to those who are oppressed.
7. He doesn’t take his eyes off righteous people.He seats them on thrones with kings to honor them forever.
8. However, if righteous people are bound in chainsand tangled in ropes of misery,
9. he tells them what they’ve done wrongand that they’ve behaved arrogantly.
10. He makes them listen to his warningand orders them to turn away from wrong.
11. “If righteous people listen and serve ⌊him⌋,they will live out their days in prosperityand their years in comfort.