Job 35
1 Therfor Helyu spak eft these thingis, Whethir thi thouyt semeth euene,
Then Elihu continued, saying,
2 `ether riytful, to thee, that thou schuldist seie, Y am riytfulere than God?
“Do you think it's honest to claim you are right before God?
3 For thou seidist, That, that is good, plesith not thee; ethir what profitith it to thee, if Y do synne?
And you ask, ‘What benefit do I get? What good has it done me by not sinning?’
4 Therfor Y schal answere to thi wordis, and to thi frendis with thee.
I'll tell you, and your friends too!
5 Se thou, and biholde heuene, and biholde thou the eir, that God is hiyere than thou.
Just look up at the sky and see. Observe the clouds high above you.
6 If thou synnest `ayens hym, what schalt thou anoye hym? and if thi wickidnessis ben multiplied, what schalt thou do ayens hym?
If you sin, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?
7 Certis if thou doist iustli, what schalt thou yyue to hym; ether what schal he take of thin hond?
If you do what's right, what good are you doing for him?
8 Thi wickidnesse schal anoie a man, which is lijk thee; and thi riytfulnesse schal helpe the sone of a man.
No—your sins only affect people like yourself, and whatever good you do only affects them too.
9 Thei schulen cry for the multitude of fals chalengeris, and thei schulen weile for the violence of the arm of tirauntis.
People cry out because of terrible persecution; they call for someone to save them from their oppressors.
10 And Joob seide not, Where is God, that made me, and that yaf songis in the nyyt?
But no one asks, ‘Where is the God my maker, the one who gives songs in the night,
11 Which God techith vs aboue the beestis of erthe, and he schal teche vs aboue the briddis of heuene.
who teaches us more than the animals, and makes us wiser than the birds?’
12 There thei schulen crye, and God schal not here, for the pride of yuele men.
When they call out for help, God doesn't answer because they are proud and evil people.
13 For God schal not here with out cause, and Almyyti God schal biholde the causis of ech man.
God doesn't listen to their empty cries; the Almighty doesn't pay them any attention.
14 Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.
How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.
15 For now he bryngith not in his strong veniaunce, nether vengith `greetli felonye.
You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.
16 Therfor Joob openith his mouth in veyn, and multiplieth wordis with out kunnyng.
You, Job, are talking nonsense, making long speeches when you know nothing!”
