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Job 35

Job 35

Job 35:1 ^
Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Job 35:1 ^
And Elihu made answer and said,
Job 35:2 ^
Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
Job 35:2 ^
Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,
Job 35:3 ^
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
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What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?
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I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
Job 35:4 ^
I will make answer to you and to your friends:
Job 35:5 ^
Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Job 35:5 ^
Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.
Job 35:6 ^
If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
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If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?
Job 35:7 ^
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
Job 35:7 ^
If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?
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Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou art; And thy righteousness [may profit] a son of man.
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Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.
Job 35:9 ^
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Job 35:9 ^
Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.
Job 35:10 ^
But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
Job 35:10 ^
But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;
Job 35:11 ^
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
Job 35:11 ^
Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?
Job 35:12 ^
There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
Job 35:12 ^
There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.
Job 35:13 ^
Surely God will not hear an empty [cry], Neither will the Almighty regard it.
Job 35:13 ^
But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;
Job 35:14 ^
How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
Job 35:14 ^
How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.
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But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
Job 35:15 ^
And now ... ;
Job 35:16 ^
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 35:16 ^
And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.
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