Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,

Moreover Elihu answered, and said,

2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

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

3 For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?

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

4 I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

5 Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.

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

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

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

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

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

8 Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.

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

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:

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

10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,

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

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?

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

12 There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.

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

13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

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

14 Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.

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

15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?

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

16 For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

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