Job 35
1 Elihu spake moreouer, and said,
Then Elihu also said this:
2 Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?
“[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?
and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
4 Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.
“[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?
If you have sinned, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
7 If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.
It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
9 They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.
“People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
10 But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?
But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
11 Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.
He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
12 Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.
So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
15 But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,
Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
16 Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
