36Job 36

2Be patient and listen a little longer to what I am saying on God's behalf.Select Job 36:2

3My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know to show that God, my Creator, is just.Select Job 36:3

4Nothing I say to you is false; you see before you a truly wise man.Select Job 36:4

5How strong God is! He despises no one; there is nothing he doesn't understand.Select Job 36:5

6He does not let sinners live on, and he always treats the poor with justice.Select Job 36:6

7He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever.Select Job 36:7

8But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done,Select Job 36:8

9God shows them their sins and their pride.Select Job 36:9

10He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil.Select Job 36:10

11If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity.Select Job 36:11

12But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead.Select Job 36:12

13Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help.Select Job 36:13

14They die while they are still young, worn out by a life of disgrace.Select Job 36:14

15But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.Select Job 36:15

16God brought you out of trouble, and let you enjoy security; your table was piled high with food.Select Job 36:16

17But now you are being punished as you deserve.Select Job 36:17

18Be careful not to let bribes deceive you, or riches lead you astray.Select Job 36:18

19It will do you no good to cry out for help; all your strength can't help you now.Select Job 36:19

20Don't wish for night to come, the time when nations will perish.Select Job 36:20

21Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering was sent to keep you from it.Select Job 36:21

22Remember how great is God's power; he is the greatest teacher of all.Select Job 36:22

23No one can tell God what to do or accuse him of doing evil.Select Job 36:23

24He has always been praised for what he does; you also must praise him.Select Job 36:24

25Everyone has seen what he has done; but we can only watch from a distance.Select Job 36:25

26We cannot fully know his greatness or count the number of his years.Select Job 36:26

27It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain.Select Job 36:27

28He lets the rain pour from the clouds in showers for all human beings.Select Job 36:28

29No one knows how the clouds move or how the thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells.Select Job 36:29

30He sends lightning through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark.Select Job 36:30

31This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food.Select Job 36:31

32He seizes the lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark.Select Job 36:32

33Thunder announces the approaching storm, and the cattle know it is coming.Select Job 36:33