Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,

Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:

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

Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”

3 For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain 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 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 up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto 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 givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?

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

Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only 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:

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 saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,

But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth 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 teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”

12 There they cry, and he answereth not, 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 vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;

14 Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore 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 hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,

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

Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.