Job 35

1 And Elihu made answer and said,

Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

2 Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?

3 What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?

4 I will make answer to you and to your friends:

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

5 Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

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

6 If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

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

7 If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

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

8 Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

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

9 Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

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

10 But no one has said, 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 gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

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

12 There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

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

13 But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

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

14 How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.

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

15 And now ...;

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

16 And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

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