Job 35
1 igitur Heliu haec rursum locutus est
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
2 numquid aequa tibi videtur tua cogitatio ut diceres iustior Deo sum
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,
3 dixisti enim non tibi placet quod rectum est vel quid tibi proderit si ego peccavero
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [and], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
4 itaque ego respondebo sermonibus tuis et amicis tuis tecum
I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 suspice caelum et intuere et contemplare aethera quod altior te sit
Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
6 si peccaveris quid ei nocebis et si multiplicatae fuerint iniquitates tuae quid facies contra eum
If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him.
7 porro si iuste egeris quid donabis ei aut quid de manu tua accipiet
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8 homini qui similis tui est nocebit impietas tua et filium hominis adiuvabit iustitia tua
Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; and thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
9 propter multitudinem calumniatorum clamabunt et heiulabunt propter vim brachii tyrannorum
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 et non dixit ubi est Deus qui fecit me qui dedit carmina in nocte
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 qui docet nos super iumenta terrae et super volucres caeli erudit nos
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 ibi clamabunt et non exaudiet propter superbiam malorum
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 non ergo frustra audiet Deus et Omnipotens singulorum causas intuebitur
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 etiam cum dixeris non considerat iudicare coram eo et expecta eum
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, the cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
15 nunc enim non infert furorem suum nec ulciscitur scelus valde
But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
16 ergo Iob frustra aperit os suum et absque scientia verba multiplicat
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
