איוב 35

1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Elihu answered and said,

2 הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃

Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

3 כִּֽי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָֽה־אֹעִיל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

4 אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.

5 הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

6 אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃

If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

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

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.

9 מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; 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 maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

12 שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃

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

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

Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.

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

How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

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

But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

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

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.