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| The Book of Job. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
| XXXV |
| [1] | MOREOVER Elihu answered and said, |
| [2] | Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God’s, |
| [3] | That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? |
| [4] | I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee. |
| [5] | Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou. |
| [6] | If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? |
| [7] | If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand? |
| [8] | Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man. |
| [9] | By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty. |
| [10] | But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night, |
| [11] | Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens? |
| [12] | There they cry, but 1 none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men. |
| [13] | Surely God will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard it. |
| [14] | How much less when thou sayest thou 2 beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him! |
| [15] | But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither 3 doth he greatly regard arrogance; |
| [16] | Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge. |
| Note 1. Or, but he answereth not. [back] |
| Note 2. Or, thou beholdest him not! The cause is before him; therefore wait thou for him. [back] |
| Note 3. Or, Thou sayest, He doth not greatly regard arrogance. Thus doth &c. [back] |
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