1. Elihu continued and said:
2. Wait a little and I will instruct you,for there are still words to be said for God.
3. I will assemble arguments from afar,and for my maker I will establish what is right.
4. For indeed, my words are not a lie;one perfect in knowledge is before you.
5. Look, God is great, not disdainful;his strength of purpose is great.He does not preserve the life of the wicked.
6. He establishes the right of the poor;he does not divert his eyes from the just
7. But he seats them upon throneswith kings, exalted forever.
8. If they are bound with fetters,held fast by bonds of affliction,