Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered, and said,

Moreover Eliu spoke these words:

2 What is this thou think in judgment? Who are thou that thou said, I am righteousness before the Lord?

Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?

3 That thou said, What advantage will it be to thee? And, What profit shall I have more than if I had sinned?

For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?

4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee.

5 Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.

6 If thou have sinned, what do thou effect against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what do thou to him?

If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?

7 If thou be righteous, what do thou give him? Or what does he receive of thy hand?

And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?

8 Thy wickedness is a man as thou are, and thy righteousness is a son of man.

Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.

9 Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

10 But none says, Where is God my maker who gives songs in the night,

And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

11 who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.

12 There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.

There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.

13 Surely God will not hear an empty cry, nor will the Almighty regard it.

God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one.

14 How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him!

Yea when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.

15 But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,

For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly.

16 so Job opens his mouth in vanity. He multiplies words without knowledge.

Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.