Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered, and said,

Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

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

Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then 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 hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?

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

Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

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

Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.

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

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

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

If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?

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

Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.

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

They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.

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

But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

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

Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

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

Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.

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

Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.

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

Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.

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

But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,

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

Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.