Job 35

1 Moreover Eliu spoke these words:

Elihu spake moreover, and said,

2 Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?

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

3 For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?

For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

4 Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee.

I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

5 Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

6 If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?

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

7 And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10 And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

But none saith, Where is Eloah my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

12 There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.

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

13 God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one.

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

14 Yea when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

15 For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly.

But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

16 Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.