Job 35

1 Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

And Elihu answereth and saith: —

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

This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'

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

For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

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

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

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

Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

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

If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

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

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

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

For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

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

Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

10 But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

And none said, 'Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,

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

Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'

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

There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

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

Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

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

Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.

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

And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

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

And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.