איוב 35

1 וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then commenced Elihu, and said,

2 הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃

Dost thou deem this to be just, that thou hast said, “My righteousness is more than God's?”

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

For thou sayest, “What benefit will it be unto thee? what more profit shall I have, than if I had sinned?”

4 אֲנִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

I will truly reply unto thee with words, and unto thy friends with thee.

5 הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Look unto the heavens, and see; and gaze on the skies which are higher than thou.

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

If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

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

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?

8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

A man like thyself thy wickedness may reach, and a son of earth thy righteousness.

9 מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃

By reason of the multitude of oppressions [the wicked] cause men to cry: these complain aloud because of the arm of the mighty.

10 וְֽלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

But [man] saith not, Where is God my maker, who bestoweth joyful songs even 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 fowls of the heavens?

12 שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃

There do they cry, but he answereth not: because of the pride of evil men.

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

Only what is false will God not hear, nor will the Almighty regard it.

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

Although thou sayest, thou canst not see him: yet the decision is before him; and do thou wait for him.

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

But now, because his anger hath punished nothing, shall he not greatly take cognizance of the multitude of sins?

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

But Job openeth wide his mouth for nought: without knowledge he heapeth up words.