35:1 Moreover Elihu answered and said, |
35:2 Thinkest thou this to be `thy' right, `Or' sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's, |
35:3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? `And', What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? |
35:4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee. |
35:5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou. |
35:6 If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? |
35:7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand? |
35:8 Thy wickedness `may hurt' a man as thou art; And thy righteousness `may profit' a son of man. |
35:9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. |
35:10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night, |
35:11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens? |
35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. |
35:13 Surely God will not hear an empty `cry', Neither will the Almighty regard it. |
35:14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! |
35:15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance; |
35:16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge. |