¹ Elihu spake moreover, and said,

² Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?

³ For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

⁴ I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

⁵ Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

⁶ If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

⁷ If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

⁸ Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

⁹ 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 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 fowls of heaven?

¹² There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

¹³ Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

¹⁴ Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

¹⁵ But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

¹⁶ Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

---

¹ Elihu ^H453 spake ^H6030 moreover, and said, ^H559

² Thinkest ^H2803 thou this to be right, ^H4941 that thou saidst, ^H559 My righteousness ^H6664 is more than God's? ^H410

³ For thou saidst, ^H559 What advantage ^H5532 will it be unto thee? and, What profit ^H3276 shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? ^H2403

⁴ I will answer ^{H7725 H4405} thee, and thy companions ^H7453 with thee.

⁵ Look ^H5027 unto the heavens, ^H8064 and see; ^H7200 and behold ^H7789 the clouds ^H7834 which are higher ^H1361 than thou.

⁶ If thou sinnest, ^H2398 what doest ^H6466 thou against him? or if thy transgressions ^H6588 be multiplied, ^H7231 what doest ^H6213 thou unto him?

⁷ If thou be righteous, ^H6663 what givest ^H5414 thou him? or what receiveth ^H3947 he of thine hand? ^H3027

⁸ Thy wickedness ^H7562 may hurt a man ^H376 as thou art; and thy righteousness ^H6666 may profit the son ^H1121 of man. ^H120

⁹ By reason of the multitude ^H7230 of oppressions ^H6217 they make the oppressed to cry: ^H2199 they cry out ^H7768 by reason of the arm ^H2220 of the mighty. ^H7227

¹⁰ But none saith, ^H559 Where is God ^H433 my maker, ^H6213 who giveth ^H5414 songs ^H2158 in the night; ^H3915

¹¹ Who teacheth ^H502 us more than the beasts ^H929 of the earth, ^H776 and maketh us wiser ^H2449 than the fowls ^H5775 of heaven? ^H8064

¹² There they cry, ^H6817 but none giveth answer, ^H6030 because ^H6440 of the pride ^H1347 of evil men. ^H7451

¹³ Surely God ^H410 will not hear ^H8085 vanity, ^H7723 neither will the Almighty ^H7706 regard ^H7789 it.

¹⁴ Although ^H637 thou sayest ^H559 thou shalt not see ^H7789 him, yet judgment ^H1779 is before ^H6440 him; therefore trust ^H2342 thou in him.

¹⁵ But now, because it is not so, he hath visited ^H6485 in his anger; ^H639 yet he knoweth ^H3045 it not in great ^H3966 extremity: ^H6580

¹⁶ Therefore doth Job ^H347 open ^H6475 his mouth ^H6310 in vain; ^H1892 he multiplieth ^H3527 words ^H4405 without ^H1097 knowledge. ^H1847

---

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 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 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 doth he greatly regard arrogance;

¹⁶ Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.

---

¹ And Elihu answereth and saith: --

² This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said -- `My righteousness `is' more than God's?'

³ For thou sayest, `What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?'

⁴ I return thee words, and thy friends with thee,

⁵ Behold attentively the heavens -- and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou.

⁶ If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him?

⁷ If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

⁸ For a man like thyself `is' thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.

⁹ Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

¹⁰ And none said, `Where `is' God my maker? Giving songs in the night,

¹¹ Teaching us more than the beasts of the earth, Yea, than the fowl of the heavens He maketh us wiser.'

¹² There they cry, and He doth not answer, Because of the pride of evil doers.

¹³ Surely vanity God doth not hear, And the Mighty doth not behold it.

¹⁴ Yea, though thou sayest thou dost not behold Him, Judgment `is' before Him, and stay for Him.

¹⁵ And, now, because there is not, He hath appointed His anger, And He hath not known in great extremity.

¹⁶ And Job `with' vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.

---

¹ Moreover Elihu answered and said,

² Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than ùGod's?

³ For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?

⁴ I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.

⁵ Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.

⁶ If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

⁷ If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?

⁸ Thy wickedness [may affect] a man as thou [art], and thy righteousness a son of man.

⁹ By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out 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 fowl of the heavens?

¹² There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.

¹³ Surely ùGod will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

¹⁴ Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.

¹⁵ But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not [Job] know [his] great arrogancy?

¹⁶ For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

---

¹ Moreover Elihu answered,

² "Do you think this to be your right, Or do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's,'

³ That you ask, 'What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

⁴ I will answer you, And your companions with you.

⁵ Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.

⁶ If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

⁷ If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

⁸ Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are; And your 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 says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,

¹¹ Who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?'

¹² There they cry, but none gives 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 you say you don't see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

¹⁵ But now, because he has not visited in his anger, Neither does he greatly regard arrogance.

¹⁶ Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, And he multiplies words without knowledge."

---

¹ And Elihu made answer and said,

² Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,

³ What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?

⁴ I will make answer to you and to your friends:

⁵ Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.

⁶ 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?

⁷ If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?

⁸ Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.

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.

¹⁰ But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;

¹¹ Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?

¹² There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.

¹³ But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;

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.

¹⁵ And now ... ;

¹⁶ And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.