Job 35
1 Therfor Helyu spak eft these thingis, Whethir thi thouyt semeth euene,
Moreover Elihu answered,
2 `ether riytful, to thee, that thou schuldist seie, Y am riytfulere than God?
"Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'
3 For thou seidist, That, that is good, plesith not thee; ethir what profitith it to thee, if Y do synne?
That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? 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 answer you, and your companions with you.
5 Se thou, and biholde heuene, and biholde thou the eir, that God is hiyere than thou.
Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than 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 have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
7 Certis if thou doist iustli, what schalt thou yyue to hym; ether what schal he take of thin hond?
If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
8 Thi wickidnesse schal anoie a man, which is lijk thee; and thi riytfulnesse schal helpe the sone of a man.
Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit 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 says, 'Where is God my Maker, 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 of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'
12 There thei schulen crye, and God schal not here, for the pride of yuele men.
There they cry, but none gives 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 an empty cry, neither will Shaddai regard it.
14 Yhe, whanne thou seist, He biholdith not; be thou demed bifor hym, and abide thou hym.
How much less when you say you do not see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him.
15 For now he bryngith not in his strong veniaunce, nether vengith `greetli felonye.
But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance.
16 Therfor Joob openith his mouth in veyn, and multiplieth wordis with out kunnyng.
Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge."
