Job 36:7-12

7He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him]; But with kings upon the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

8And if they are bound in bonds [of adversity], And held by cords of affliction,

9Then He declares to them [the true character of] their deeds And their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and notions of self-sufficiency].

10He opens their ears to instruction and discipline, And commands that they return from evil.

11If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasantness and joy.

12But if they do not hear and obey, they will die by the sword [of God’s destructive judgments] And they will die [in ignorance] without [true] knowledge.