Job 35

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

Moreover Elihu answered and said:

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

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

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

That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

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

I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

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

Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than 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 hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto 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 givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

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

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

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

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

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

But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth 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 teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'

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

There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

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

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

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

Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

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

And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

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

But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.