36:1 [hgb]  以 利 户 又 接 着 说 ，
    [kjv]  Elihu also proceeded, and said,
    [bbe]  And Elihu went on to say,
36:2 [hgb]  你 再 容 我 片 时 ， 我 就 指 示 你 ， 因 我 还 有 话 为 神 说 。
    [kjv]  Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
    [bbe]  Give me a little more time, and I will make it clear to you; for I have still something to say for God.
36:3 [hgb]  我 要 将 所 知 道 的 从 远 处 引 来 ， 将 公 义 归 给 造 我 的 主 。
    [kjv]  I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
    [bbe]  I will get my knowledge from far, and I will give righteousness to my Maker.
36:4 [hgb]  我 的 言 语 真 不 虚 谎 。 有 知 识 全 备 的 与 你 同 在 。
    [kjv]  For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
    [bbe]  For truly my words are not false; one who has all knowledge is talking with you.
36:5 [hgb]  神 有 大 能 ， 并 不 藐 视 人 。 他 的 智 慧 甚 广 。
    [kjv]  Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
    [bbe]  Truly, God gives up the hard-hearted, and will not give life to the sinner.
36:6 [hgb]  他 不 保 护 恶 人 的 性 命 ， 却 为 困 苦 人 伸 冤 。
    [kjv]  He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
    [bbe]  His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;
36:7 [hgb]  他 时 常 看 顾 义 人 ， 使 他 们 和 君 王 同 坐 宝 座 ， 永 远 要 被 高 举 。
    [kjv]  He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
    [bbe]  Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.
36:8 [hgb]  他 们 若 被 锁 链 捆 住 ， 被 苦 难 的 绳 索 缠 住 ，
    [kjv]  And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
    [bbe]  And if they have been prisoned in chains, and taken in cords of trouble,
36:9 [hgb]  他 就 把 他 们 的 作 为 ， 和 过 犯 指 示 他 们 ， 叫 他 们 知 道 有 骄 傲 的 行 动 。
    [kjv]  Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
    [bbe]  Then he makes clear to them what they have done, even their evil works in which they have taken pride.
36:10 [hgb]  他 也 开 通 他 们 的 耳 朵 ， 得 受 教 训 ， 吩 咐 他 们 离 开 罪 孽 转 回 。
    [kjv]  He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
    [bbe]  Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.
36:11 [hgb]  他 们 若 听 从 事 奉 他 ， 就 必 度 日 亨 通 ， 历 年 福 乐 。
    [kjv]  If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
    [bbe]  If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.
36:12 [hgb]  若 不 听 从 ， 就 要 被 刀 杀 灭 ， 无 知 无 识 而 死 。
    [kjv]  But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
    [bbe]  But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
36:13 [hgb]  那 心 中 不 敬 虔 的 人 积 蓄 怒 气 。 神 捆 绑 他 们 ， 他 们 竟 不 求 救 。
    [kjv]  But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
    [bbe]  Those who have no fear of God keep wrath stored up in their hearts; they give no cry for help when they are made prisoners.
36:14 [hgb]  必 在 青 年 时 死 亡 ， 与 污 秽 人 一 样 丧 命 。
    [kjv]  They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
    [bbe]  They come to their end while they are still young, their life is short like that of those who are used for sex purposes in the worship of their gods.
36:15 [hgb]  神 借 着 困 苦 救 拔 困 苦 人 ， 趁 他 们 受 欺 压 ， 开 通 他 们 的 耳 朵 。
    [kjv]  He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
    [bbe]  He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.
36:16 [hgb]  神 也 必 引 你 出 离 患 难 ， 进 入 宽 阔 不 狭 窄 之 地 。 摆 在 你 席 上 的 必 满 有 肥 甘 。
    [kjv]  Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad ............