Job 35

1 Therfor Helyu spak eft these thingis, Whethir thi thouyt semeth euene,

Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

2 `ether riytful, to thee, that thou schuldist seie, Y am riytfulere than God?

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

3 For thou seidist, That, that is good, plesith not thee; ethir what profitith it to thee, if Y do synne?

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

4 Therfor Y schal answere to thi wordis, and to thi frendis with thee.

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

5 Se thou, and biholde heuene, and biholde thou the eir, that God is hiyere than thou.

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

6 If thou synnest `ayens hym, what schalt thou anoye hym? and if thi wickidnessis ben multiplied, what schalt thou do ayens hym?

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

7 Certis if thou doist iustli, what schalt thou yyue to hym; ether what schal he take of thin hond?

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

8 Thi wickidnesse schal anoie a man, which is lijk thee; and thi riytfulnesse schal helpe the sone of a man.

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

9 Thei schulen cry for the multitude of fals chalengeris, and thei schulen weile for the violence of the arm of tirauntis.

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

10 And Joob seide not, Where is God, that made me, and that yaf songis in the nyyt?

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

11 Which God techith vs aboue the beestis of erthe, and he schal teche vs aboue the briddis of heuene.

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

12 There thei schulen crye, and God schal not here, for the pride of yuele men.

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

13 For God schal not here with out cause, and Almyyti God schal biholde the causis of ech man.

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

14 Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.

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

15 For now he bryngith not in his strong veniaunce, nether vengith `greetli felonye.

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

16 Therfor Joob openith his mouth in veyn, and multiplieth wordis with out kunnyng.

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