Job 35

1 After this, Eliu again spoke in this way:

Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —

2 Does it seem right to you in your thoughts, that you should say, “I am more just than God?”

This, dost thou think to be right? Thou hast said—My righteousness is more than GOD’S.

3 For you said, “Having done what is right does not please you,” and, “How will it benefit you, if I sin?”

For thou dost say, How can one profit by thee? How can I benefit, more than by my sin?

4 And so, I will respond to your words, and to your friends who are with you.

I, will answer thee plainly, and thy friends with thee.

5 Look up towards heaven and consider; also, think about the sky, which is higher than you.

Look at the heavens and see, —and survey the skies—they are higher than thou.

6 If you sin, how will it hurt him? And if your iniquities are multiplied, what will you do against him?

If thou sinnest, what canst thou work against him? Or, if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

7 Furthermore, if you act justly, what will you give him, or what will he receive from your hand?

If thou art righteous, what canst thou give unto him? Or what, at thy hand, can he accept?

8 Your impiety may hurt a man who is like you, though your justice may help the son of the man.

Unto a man like thyself, might thy lawlessness [reach], and, unto a son of the earth-born, thy righteousness.

9 Because of the multitude of false accusers, they will cry out; and they will lament because of the strong arm of the tyrants.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions, [men] make outcry, They cry for help, by reason of the arm of the mighty;

10 Yet he has not said: “Where is God, who made me, who has given songs in the night,

But none saith—Where is GOD my maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

11 who teaches us in addition to the beasts of the earth, and who educates us along with the birds of the air?”

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and, beyond the bird of the heavens, giveth us wisdom?

12 There they will cry, and he will not heed them, because of the arrogance of the wicked.

There, [men] make outcry, and he answereth not, because of the arrogance of evil-doers.

13 Therefore, God does not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into each and every case.

Howbeit, vanity, will GOD not hear, Yea, the Almighty, will not regard it.

14 And so, when you say, “He does not examine,” be judged before him, but wait for him.

How much less when thou sayest thou wilt not regard him! The cause, is before him, and thou must wait for him.

15 For, at the present time, he does not bring forth his fury, nor does he punish sin exceedingly.

But, now, because it is not so, [thou sayest] —His anger hath punished, and yet hath he not at all known of transgression;

16 Therefore, Job has opened his mouth in vain and has multiplied words without knowledge.

Thus, Job, vainly openeth his mouth, Without knowledge, he multiplieth words.