35:1 It is not right, Job, for you to say that you are innocent in God's sight, |
35:2 (SEE 35:1) |
35:3 or to ask God, "How does my sin affect you? What have I gained by not sinning?" |
35:4 I am going to answer you and your friends too. |
35:5 Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are! |
35:6 If you sin, that does no harm to God. If you do wrong many times, does that affect him? |
35:7 Do you help God by being so righteous? There is nothing God needs from you. |
35:8 Others suffer from your sins, and the good you do helps them. |
35:9 When people are oppressed, they groan; they cry for someone to save them. |
35:10 But they don't turn to God, their Creator, who gives them hope in their darkest hours. |
35:11 They don't turn to God, who makes us wise, wiser than any animal or bird. |
35:12 They cry for help, but God doesn't answer, for they are proud and evil. |
35:13 It is useless for them to cry out; Almighty God does not see or hear them. |
35:14 Job, you say you can't see God; but wait patiently---your case is before him. |
35:15 You think that God does not punish, that he pays little attention to sin. |
35:16 It is useless for you to go on talking; it is clear you don't know what you are saying. |