Job 35

1 Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

Elihu spoke moreover, and said,

2 Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?

Think you this to be right, that you said, My righteousness is more than God’s?

3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?

For you said, What advantage will it be to you? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

4 Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

I will answer you, and your companions with you.

5 Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.

Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than you.

6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

If you sin, what do you against him? or if your transgressions be multiplied, what do you to him?

7 If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?

If you be righteous, what give you him? or what receives he of your hand?

8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.

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

9 They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10 But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

But none says, Where is God my maker, who gives songs in the night;

11 Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

12 Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.

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

13 Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.

Although you say you shall not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust you in him.

15 But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,

But now, because it is not so, he has visited in his anger; yet he knows it not in great extremity:

16 Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.

Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.