Job 35

1 And Elihu answereth and saith: —

After this, Eliu again spoke in this way:

2 This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said — 'My righteousness [is] more than God's?'

Does it seem right to you in your thoughts, that you should say, “I am more just than God?”

3 For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

For you said, “Having done what is right does not please you,” and, “How will it benefit you, if I sin?”

4 I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

And so, I will respond to your words, and to your friends who are with you.

5 Behold attentively the heavens — and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

Look up towards heaven and consider; also, think about the sky, which is higher than you.

6 If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

If you sin, how will it hurt him? And if your iniquities are multiplied, what will you do against him?

7 If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

Furthermore, if you act justly, what will you give him, or what will he receive from your hand?

8 For a man like thyself [is] thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man.

9 Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

Because of the multitude of false accusers, they will cry out; and they will lament because of the strong arm of the tyrants.

10 And none said, 'Where [is] God my maker? Giving songs in the night,

Yet he has not said: “Where is God, who made me, who has given songs in the night,

11 Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'

who teaches us in addition to the beasts of the earth, and who educates us along with the birds of the air?”

12 There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

There they will cry, and he will not heed them, because of the arrogance of the wicked.

13 Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

Therefore, God does not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into each and every case.

14 Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment [is] before Him, and stay for Him.

And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.

15 And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

For, at the present time, he does not bring forth his fury, nor does he punish sin exceedingly.

16 And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.

Therefore, Job has opened his mouth in vain and has multiplied words without knowledge.