Job 35

1 Moreover Elihu, responded and said: —

以利户又说：

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

你以为有理， 或以为你的公义胜于 神的公义，

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

才说这与我有什么益处？ 我不犯罪比犯罪有什么好处呢？

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

我要回答你和在你这里的朋友。

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

你要向天观看， 瞻望那高于你的穹苍。

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

你若犯罪，能使 神受何害呢？ 你的过犯加增，能使 神受何损呢？

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

你若是公义，还能加增他什么呢？ 他从你手里还接受什么呢？

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

你的过恶或能害你这类的人； 你的公义或能叫世人得益处。

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

人因多受欺压就哀求， 因受能者的辖制便求救，

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

却无人说：造我的 神在哪里？ 他使人夜间歌唱，

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

教训我们胜于地上的走兽， 使我们有聪明胜于空中的飞鸟。

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

他们在那里， 因恶人的骄傲呼求，却无人答应。

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

虚妄的呼求， 神必不垂听； 全能者也必不眷顾。

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

何况你说，你不得见他； 你的案件在他面前，你等候他吧。

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

但如今因他未曾发怒降罚， 也不甚理会狂傲，

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

所以约伯开口说虚妄的话， 多发无知识的言语。