Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu answered, and said,
Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
2 What is this thou think in judgment? Who are thou that thou said, I am righteousness before the Lord?
Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous 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 askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
5 Look to the heavens, and see. And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above 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 sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
7 If thou be righteous, what do thou give him? Or what does he receive of thy hand?
If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
8 Thy wickedness is a man as thou are, and thy righteousness is a son of man.
Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
9 Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
10 But none says, Where is God my maker who gives songs in the night,
But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth 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 maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
12 There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.
There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
13 Surely God will not hear an empty cry, nor will the Almighty regard it.
For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
14 How much less when thou say thou do not behold him. The case is before him, and thou wait for him!
Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!
15 But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
16 so Job opens his mouth in vanity. He multiplies words without knowledge.
Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
