Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:

And Elihu answereth and saith: —

2 Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

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

3 That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

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

4 I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

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

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

6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto 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 givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

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

8 Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

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

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

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

15 And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

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

16 But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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