Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu continued, saying,

Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —

2 “Do you think this is just when you say, 'My right before God'?

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.

3 For you ask, 'What use is it to me?' and, 'Would I be better off if I had sinned?'

For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?

4 I will answer you, both you and your friends.

I, will answer thee plainly, and thy friends with thee.

5 Look up at the sky, and see it; see the sky, which is higher than you.

Look at the heavens and see, —and survey the skies—they are higher than thou.

6 If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? If your transgressions pile up high, what do you do to him?

If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

7 If you are righteous, what can you give to him? What will he receive from your hand?

If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?

8 Your wickedness may hurt a man, as you are a man, and your righteousness might benefit another son of man.

Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.

9 Because of many acts of oppression, people cry out; they call for help from the arms of mighty men.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;

10 But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

But none saith—Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

11 who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth, and who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

12 There they cry out, but God gives no answer because of the pride of evil men.

There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.

13 God will certainly not hear a foolish cry; the Almighty will pay no attention to it.

Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.

14 How much less will he answer you if you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him, and that you are waiting for him!

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

15 Now you say that his anger does not punish, and he does not take even a litte notice of transgression.

But, now, because it is not so, [thou sayest] —His anger hath punished, and yet hath he not at all known of transgression;

16 So Job opens his mouth only to speak foolishness; he piles up words without knowledge.”

Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.