Job 35
1 Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:
Then commenced Elihu, and said,
2 Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”
Dost thou deem this to be just, that thou hast said, “My righteousness is more than God's?”
3 For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”
For thou sayest, “What benefit will it be unto thee? what more profit shall I have, than if I had sinned?”
4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
I will truly reply unto thee with words, and unto thy friends with thee.
5 Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!
Look unto the heavens, and see; and gaze on the skies which are higher than thou.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?
If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?
7 If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?
8 Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.
A man like thyself thy wickedness may reach, and a son of earth thy righteousness.
9 The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.
By reason of the multitude of oppressions [the wicked] cause men to cry: these complain aloud because of the arm of the mighty.
10 But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;
But [man] saith not, Where is God my maker, who bestoweth joyful songs even in the night;
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of the heavens?
12 There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.
There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.
13 For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;
Only what is false will God not hear, nor will the Almighty regard it.
14 Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!
Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.
15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,
But now, because his anger hath punished nothing, shall he not greatly take cognizance of the multitude of sins?
16 Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.
But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.
