And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 36 of Job. Elihu states that he still has words to say about God and claims that his knowledge comes from afar. He presents God as just, powerful, and attentive to suffering. He also introduces the idea that affliction can become instruction for those who receive it properly, bringing his explanation closer to a pedagogical theology of suffering.
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Und wenn sie gefangen blieben in Stöcken und elend gebunden mit Stricken,
Y si estuvieren prendidos en grillos, Y aprisionados en las cuerdas de aflicción,
Si están sujetos con grilletes, atrapados en cuerdas de aflicción,
Viennent-ils à tomber dans les chaînes, Sont-ils pris dans les liens de l'adversité,
E se pur son messi ne’ ceppi, E son prigioni ne’ legami dell’afflizione;
E se estão presos em grilhões, amarrados com cordas de aflição,
他們若被鎖鏈捆住, 被苦難的繩索纏住,
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