Job 35

1 And Elihu answereth and saith: —

Moreover Elihu proceeded, and said:

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

Dost thou then think this to be right? Thou hast said, “I am more righteous than God.”

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

For thou askest, “What advantage have I? What have I gained, more than if I had sinned?”

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

I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.

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

Look up to the heavens, and see! And behold the clouds, which are high above thee!

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

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou to him?

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

If thou art righteous, what dost thou give him? Or what receiveth he at thy hand?

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

Thy wickedness injureth only a man like thyself, And thy righteousness profiteth only a son of man.

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

The oppressed cry out on account of the multitude of wrongs; They cry aloud on account of the arm of the mighty.

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

But none saith, “Where is God, my Maker, Who giveth 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 teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of heaven?”

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

There they cry aloud on account of the pride of the wicked; But he giveth no answer.

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

For God will not hear the vain supplication, Nor will the Almighty regard it;

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

Much less when thou sayest thou canst not see him: Justice is with him, —only wait thou for him!

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

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Nor taken strict note of transgression,

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

Therefore hath Job opened his mouth rashly, And multiplied words without knowledge.