Job 35

1Moreover Eliu spoke these words:

1Moreover Elihu answered and said,

2Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say: I am more just than God?

2Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s,

3For thou saidst: That which is right doth not please thee: or what will it profit thee if I sin?

3That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

4Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee.

4I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.

5Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee.

5Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

6If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him?

6If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

7And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand?

7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

8Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee: and thy justice may help the son of man.

8Thy wickednessmay hurta man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.

9By reason of the multitude of oppressors they shall cry out: and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants.

9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10And he hath not said: Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night?

10But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air.

11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

12There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men.

12There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

13God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one.

13Surely God will not hear an emptycry, Neither will the Almighty regard it.

14Yea, when thou shalt say: He considereth not: be judged before him, and expect him.

14How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

15For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly.

15But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

16Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.

16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.