Job 35

1 Then commenced Elihu, and said,

Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

2 Dost thou deem this to be just, that thou hast said, “My righteousness is more than God's?”

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

3 For thou sayest, “What benefit will it be unto thee? what more profit shall I have, than if I had sinned?”

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

4 I will truly reply unto thee with words, and unto thy friends with thee.

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

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

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

6 If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

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

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?

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

8 A man like thyself thy wickedness may reach, and a son of earth thy righteousness.

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

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions [the wicked] cause men to cry: these complain aloud because of the arm of the mighty.

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

10 But [man] saith not, Where is God my maker, who bestoweth joyful songs even in the night;

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

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

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

12 There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.

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

13 Only what is false will God not hear, nor will the Almighty regard it.

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

14 Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.

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

15 But now, because his anger hath punished nothing, shall he not greatly take cognizance of the multitude of sins?

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

16 But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.

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