Job 36:5–12

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.

10 He makes them listen to correction

and commands them to repent of their evil.

11 If they obey and serve him,

they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity

and their years in contentment.

12 But if they do not listen,

they will perish by the sword

and die without knowledge.

5 “Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any;

he is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive,

but gives the afflicted their right.

7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,

but with kings on the throne

he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

8 And if they are bound in chains

and caught in the cords of affliction,

9 then he declares to them their work

and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

10 He opens their ears to instruction

and commands that they return from iniquity.

11 If they listen and serve him,

they complete their days in prosperity,

and their years in pleasantness.

12 But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword

and die without knowledge.

5 “God is mighty, but he does not despise anyone!

He is mighty in both power and understanding.

6 He does not let the wicked live

but gives justice to the afflicted.

7 He never takes his eyes off the innocent,

but he sets them on thrones with kings

and exalts them forever.

8 If they are bound in chains

and caught up in a web of trouble,

9 he shows them the reason.

He shows them their sins of pride.

10 He gets their attention

and commands that they turn from evil.

11 “If they listen and obey God,

they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives.

All their years will be pleasant.

12 But if they refuse to listen to him,

they will cross over the river of death,

dying from lack of understanding.

5 “Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;

He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 He does not preserve the life of the wicked,

But gives justice to the oppressed.

7 He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;

But they are on the throne with kings,

For He has seated them forever,

And they are exalted.

8 And if they are bound in fetters,

Held in the cords of affliction,

9 Then He tells them their work and their transgressions—

That they have acted defiantly.

10 He also opens their ear to instruction,

And commands that they turn from iniquity.

11 If they obey and serve Him,

They shall spend their days in prosperity,

And their years in pleasures.

12 But if they do not obey,

They shall perish by the sword,

And they shall die without knowledge.

5 “God is powerful, but he does not hate people;

he is powerful and sure of what he wants to do.

6 He will not keep evil people alive,

but he gives the poor their rights.

7 He always watches over those who do right;

he sets them on thrones with kings

and they are honored forever.

8 If people are bound in chains,

or if trouble, like ropes, ties them up,

9 God tells them what they have done,

that they have sinned in their pride.

10 God makes them listen to his warning

and commands them to change from doing evil.

11 If they obey and serve him,

the rest of their lives will be successful,

and the rest of their years will be happy.

12 But if they do not listen,

they will die by the sword,

and they will die without knowing why.

5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any:

He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked,

But giveth to the afflicted their right.

7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous:

But with kings upon the throne

He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

8 And if they be bound in fetters,

And be taken in the cords of afflictions;

9 Then he showeth them their work,

And their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.

10 He openeth also their ear to instruction,

And commandeth that they return from iniquity.

11 If they hearken and serve him,

They shall spend their days in prosperity,

And their years in pleasures.

12 But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword,

And they shall die without knowledge.

5 Lo, •God is mighty, but despiseth not any; mighty in strength of understanding: 6 He saveth not the wicked alive; but he doeth justice to the afflicted. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne doth he even set them for ever; and they are exalted. 8 And if, bound in fetters, they be held in cords of affliction, 9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions, because they have increased. 10 And he openeth their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 11 If they hearken and serve him, they shall accomplish their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they hearken not, they shall pass away by the sword, and expire without knowledge.

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 chains 

and tangled in ropes of misery, 

9 he tells them what they’ve done wrong 

and that they’ve behaved arrogantly. 

10 He makes them listen to his warning 

and orders them to turn away from wrong. 

11 “If righteous people listen and serve ⸤him⸥, 

they will live out their days in prosperity 

and their years in comfort. 

12 But if they don’t listen, 

they will cross the River ⸤of Death⸥ 

and die like those who have no knowledge. 

5 Yes, God is mighty, but He despises no one;

He understands all things.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive,

but He gives justice to the afflicted.

7 He does not remove His gaze from the righteous,

but He seats them forever with enthroned kings,

and they are exalted.

8 If people are bound with chains

and trapped by the cords of affliction,

9 God tells them what they have done

and how arrogantly they have transgressed.

10 He opens their ears to correction

and insists they repent from iniquity.

11 If they serve Him obediently,

they will end their days in prosperity

and their years in happiness.

12 But if they do not obey,

they will cross the river of death

and die without knowledge.

5 “Surely God is mighty and does not despise any;

he is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive

but gives the afflicted their right.

7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,

but with kings on the throne

he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

8 And if they are bound in fetters

and caught in the cords of affliction,

9 then he declares to them their work

and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

10 He opens their ears to instruction

and commands that they return from iniquity.

11 If they listen and serve him,

they complete their days in prosperity

and their years in pleasantness.

12 But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword

and die without knowledge.

5 Look, God is mighty but does not despise anyone;

he is mighty and good in understanding.

6 He does not keep the wicked alive

but grants justice to the afflicted.

7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,

but he sets them forever with kings on the throne, and they are exalted.

8 “And if they are tied up with fetters,

if they are caught in the cords of misery,

9 then he declares their work to them,

and their transgressions, that they are behaving arrogantly.

10 So he opens their ear to the discipline,

and he commands that they return from mischief.

11 If they listen and serve him,

they complete their days in prosperity and their years in pleasantness.

12 But if they do not listen, they perish by the sword,

and they pass away without knowledge.

5 “God is mighty, but he doesn’t hate people.

He’s mighty, and he knows exactly what he’s going to do.

6 He doesn’t keep alive those who are evil.

Instead, he gives suffering people their rights.

7 He watches over those who do what is right.

He puts them on thrones as if they were kings.

He honors them forever.

8 But some people are held by chains.

They are tied up with painful ropes.

9 God tells them what they’ve done.

He tells them they’ve become proud and sinned against him.

10 He makes them listen when he corrects them.

He commands them to turn away

from the evil things they’ve done.

11 If they obey him and serve him,

they’ll enjoy a long and happy life.

Things will go well with them.

12 But if they don’t listen to him,

they’ll be killed with swords.

They’ll die because they didn’t want to know anything about him.

5 “Behold, God is mighty but does not despise any;

He is mighty in strength of understanding.

6 “He does not keep the wicked alive,

But gives justice to the afflicted.

7 “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;

But with kings on the throne

He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

8 “And if they are bound in fetters,

And are caught in the cords of affliction,

9 Then He declares to them their work

And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.

10 “He opens their ear to instruction,

And commands that they return from evil.

11 “If they hear and serve Him,

They will end their days in prosperity

And their years in pleasures.

12 “But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword

And they will die without knowledge.