1. Elihu continued:
2. “Bear with me a little longer and I will show you that there is more to be said in God’s behalf.
3. I get my knowledge from afar; I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
4. Be assured that my words are not false; one who has perfect knowledge is with you.
5. “God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose.
6. He does not keep the wicked alive but gives the afflicted their rights.
7. He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
8. But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,
9. he tells them what they have done— that they have sinned arrogantly.