1And Elihu answered and said:2“Do you think this to be just? Do you say, ‘It is my right before God,’ (Job 32:2)3that you ask, ‘What advantage have I? How am I better off than if I had sinned?’ (Job 34:9)4I will answer you and your friends with you. (Job 34:8; Job 34:36)5Look at the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than you. (Job 22:12)6If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? (Pr 8:36; Jer 7:19)7If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand? (Job 22:2; Job 41:11; Pr 9:12; Lu 17:10; Ro 11:35)8Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man. (Job 25:6)9“Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty.[1] (Ex 2:23; Job 22:8; Job 34:28; Am 3:9)10But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, (De 32:6; Job 4:17; Ps 42:8; Ps 77:6; Ps 149:5; Ac 16:25)11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ (Job 36:22; Ps 94:12; Isa 28:26)12There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. (Job 27:9)13Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it.14How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! (Job 9:11; Job 13:15; Job 23:8)15And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not take much note of transgression,[2] (Nu 16:29; Ps 89:32)16Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.” (Job 34:35; Job 34:37; Job 36:12; Job 38:2; Job 42:3)
Job 35
New International Version
from Biblica1Then Elihu said:2‘Do you think this is just? You say, “I am in the right, not God.”3Yet you ask him, “What profit is it to me,[1] and what do I gain by not sinning?”4‘I would like to reply to you and to your friends with you.5Look up at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds so high above you.6If you sin, how does that affect him? If your sins are many, what does that do to him?7If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?8Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.9‘People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.10But no-one says, “Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,11who teaches us more than he teaches[2] the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than[3] the birds in the sky?”12He does not answer when people cry out because of the arrogance of the wicked.13Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it.14How much less, then, will he listen when you say that you do not see him, that your case is before him and you must wait for him,15and further, that his anger never punishes and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.[4]16So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.’
Job 35
King James Version
1Elihu spake moreover, and said,2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God'?3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and , What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art ; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.15But now, because it is not so , he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Job 35
New International Reader’s Version
from Biblica1Elihu continued,2‘Job, do you think it’s fair for you to say, “I am the one who is right, not God”?3You ask him, “What good is it for me not to sin? What do I get by not sinning?”4‘I’d like to reply to you and to your friends who are with you.5Look up at the heavens. Observe the clouds that are high above you.6If you sin, what does that mean to God? If you sin many times, what does that do to him?7If you do what is right, how does that help him? What does he get from you?8The evil things you do only hurt people like yourself. The right things you do only help other human beings.9‘People cry out when they are treated badly. They beg to be set free from the power of those who are over them.10But no one says, “Where is the God who made me? He gives us songs even during the night.11He teaches us more than he teaches the wild animals. He makes us wiser than the birds in the sky.”12He doesn’t answer sinful people when they cry out to him. That’s because they are so proud.13In fact, God doesn’t listen to their empty cries. The Mighty One doesn’t pay any attention to them.14So he certainly won’t listen to you. When you say you don’t see him, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you state your case to him. He won’t pay attention even if you wait for him.15When you say his anger never punishes sin, he won’t hear you. He won’t listen when you say he doesn’t pay any attention to evil.16So you say things that don’t mean anything. You use a lot of words, but you don’t know what you are talking about.’