איוב 35

1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —

2 הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.

3 כִּֽי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכׇּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃

For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?

4 אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

I, will answer thee plainly, and thy friends with thee.

5 הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Look at the heavens and see, —and survey the skies—they are higher than thou.

6 אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעׇל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃

If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

7 אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִּיָּדְךָ יִקָּֽח׃

If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?

8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.

9 מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;

10 וְֽלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

But none saith—Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

11 מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

12 שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃

There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.

13 אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.

14 אַף כִּֽי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ׃

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

15 וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד׃

But, now, because it is not so, [thou sayest] —His anger hath punished, and yet hath he not at all known of transgression;

16 וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר׃

Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.