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Job 35

¹And Elihu made answer and said,

²Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

³What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

⁴I will make answer to you and to your friends:

⁵Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

⁶If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?

⁷If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

⁸Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

⁹Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

¹⁰But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;

¹¹Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

¹²There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

¹³But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

¹⁴How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.

¹⁵And now ... ;

¹⁶And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.

Job 35

¹Moreover Elihu answered,

²"Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'

³That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

⁴I will answer you, and your companions with you.

⁵Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.

⁶If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

⁷If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

⁸Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

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

¹⁰But none says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

¹¹who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'

¹²There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.

¹³Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.

¹⁴How much less when you say you do not see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

¹⁵But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance.

¹⁶Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge."