| 1 | Continuing in a similar manner, Eliu had this to say: |
| 2 | Bear with me for a little while and I will show you; for I have still more to say in favor of God. |
| 3 | I will review my knowledge from the beginning, and I will prove my Maker to be just. |
| 4 | For truly my words are without any falsehood and perfect knowledge will be proven to you. |
| 5 | God does not abandon the powerful, for he himself is also powerful. |
| 6 | But he does not save the impious, though he grants judgment to the poor. |
| 7 | He will not take his eyes away from the just, and he continually establishes kings on their throne, and they are exalted. |
| 8 | And, if they are in captivity, or are bound with the chains of poverty, |
| 9 | he will reveal to them their works, as well as their sinfulness, in that they were violent. |
| 10 | Likewise, he will open their ears to his correction, and he will speak to them, so that they may return from iniquity. |
| 11 | If they listen and obey, they will fill their days with goodness and complete their years in glory. |
| 12 | But if they will not listen, they will pass away by the sword and will be consumed by foolishness. |
| 13 | The false and the crafty provoke the wrath of God, yet they do not cry out to him when they are chained. |
| 14 | Their soul will die in a storm, and their life, among the unmanly. |
| 15 | He will rescue the poor from his anguish, and he will open his ear during tribulation. |
| 16 | Therefore, he will save you from the narrow mouth very widely, even though it has no foundation under it. Moreover, your respite at table will be full of fatness. |
| 17 | Your case has been judged like that of the impious; you will withdraw your plea and your judgment. |
| 18 | Therefore, do not let anger overwhelm you so that you oppress another; neither should you allow a multitude of gifts to influence you. |
| 19 | Lay down your greatness without distress, and put aside all of your power with courage. |
| 20 | Do not prolong the night, even if people rise on their behalf. |
| 21 | Be careful that you do not turn to iniquity; for, after your misery, you have begun to follow this. |
| 22 | Behold, God is exalted in his strength, and there is no one like him among the law-givers. |
| 23 | Who is able to investigate his ways? And who can say, "You have done iniquity," to him? |
| 24 | Remember that you are ignorant of his work, yet men have sung its praises. |
| 25 | All men consider him; and each one ponders from a distance. |
| 26 | Behold, God is great, defeating our knowledge; the number of his years is inestimable. |
| 27 | He carries away the drops of rain, and he sends forth showers like a raging whirlpool; |
| 28 | they flow from the clouds that are woven above everything. |
| 29 | If he wills it, he extends the clouds as his tent |
| 30 | and shines with his light from above; likewise, he covers the oceans within his tent. |
| 31 | For he judges the people by these things, and he gives food to a multitude of mortals. |
| 32 | Within his hands, he hides the light, and he commands it to come forth again. |
| 33 | He announces it to his friend, for it is his possession and he is able to reach out to it. |
