Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu answered and said:

ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιους λέγει

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

τί τοῦτο ἡγήσω ἐν κρίσει σὺ τίς εἶ ὅτι εἶπας δίκαιός εἰμι ἔναντι κυρίου

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

ἢ ἐρεῖς τί ποιήσω ἁμαρτών

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

ἐγὼ σοὶ δώσω ἀπόκρισιν καὶ τοῖς τρισὶν φίλοις σου

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

ἀνάβλεψον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἰδέ κατάμαθε δὲ νέφη ὡς ὑψηλὰ ἀπὸ σοῦ

6 If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

εἰ ἥμαρτες τί πράξεις εἰ δὲ καὶ πολλὰ ἠνόμησας τί δύνασαι ποιῆσαι

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

ἐπεὶ δὲ οὖν δίκαιος εἶ τί δώσεις αὐτῷ ἢ τί ἐκ χειρός σου λήμψεται

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

ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁμοίῳ σου ἡ ἀσέβειά σου καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου

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

ἀπὸ πλήθους συκοφαντούμενοι κεκράξονται βοήσονται ἀπὸ βραχίονος πολλῶν

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

καὶ οὐκ εἶπεν ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ποιήσας με ὁ κατατάσσων φυλακὰς νυκτερινάς

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

ὁ διορίζων με ἀπὸ τετραπόδων γῆς ἀπὸ δὲ πετεινῶν οὐρανοῦ

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

ἐκεῖ κεκράξονται καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃ καὶ ἀπὸ ὕβρεως πονηρῶν

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

ἄτοπα γὰρ οὐ βούλεται ὁ κύριος ἰδεῖν αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁρατής ἐστιν

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

τῶν συντελούντων τὰ ἄνομα καὶ σώσει με κρίθητι δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ εἰ δύνασαι αἰνέσαι αὐτόν ὡς ἔστιν

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

καὶ νῦν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπισκεπτόμενος ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω παραπτώματι σφόδρα

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

καὶ Ιωβ ματαίως ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ῥήματα βαρύνει