Job 35

1 Moreover Eliu spoke these words:

And Elius resumed and said,

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

What is this that you think to be according to right? who are you that you have said, I am righteous before the Lord?

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

I will answer you, and your three friends.

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

Look up to the sky and see; and consider the clouds, how high [they are] above you.

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

If you have sinned, what will you do?

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

and if too you have transgressed much, what can you perform?

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

And suppose you are righteous, what will you give him? or what shall he receive of your hand?

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

Your ungodliness [may affect] a man who is like to you; or your righteousness a son of man.

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

They that are oppressed of a multitude will be ready to cry out; they will call for help because of the arm of many.

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

But none said, Where is God that made me, who appoints the night-watches;

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

who makes me to differ from the four-footed beasts of the earth, and from the birds of the sky?

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

There they shall cry, and none shall listen, even because of the insolence of wicked men.

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

For the Lord desires not to look on error, for he is the Almighty One.

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

He beholds them that perform lawless deeds, and he will save me: and do you plead before him, if you can praise him, as it is [possible] even now.

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

For he is not [now] regarding his wrath, nor has he noticed severely any trespass.

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

Yet Job vainly opens his mouth, in ignorance he multiplies words.