Then Elihu continued
and said
,
"Do you think this
is according to ajustice
? Do you say
, `My righteousness
is more
than
God's
'?
"For you say, ` aWhat
advantage
will it be to 1You? bWhat
profit
will I have, more
than
if I had sinned
?'
"I will answer you, And your friends
with you.
" aLook at the heavens
and see
; And behold
bthe clouds
--they are higher
than
you.
"If you have sinned
, awhat
do you accomplish
against Him? And if your transgressions
are many
, what
do you do
to Him?
"If you are righteous
, awhat
do you give
to Him, Or
what
does He receive
from your hand
?
"Your wickedness is for a man
like
yourself, And your righteousness
is for a son
of man
.
"Because of the amultitude
of oppressions
they cry
out; They cry
for help
because
of the arm
bof the mighty
.
"But ano one says
, `Where
is God
my Maker
, Who bgives
songs
in the night
,
Who ateaches us more
than
the beasts
of the earth
And makes
us wiser
than
the birds
of the heavens
?'
"There athey cry
out, but He does not answer
Because
of the pride
of evil
men
.
"Surely aGod
will not listen
to 1an empty
cry, Nor
will the Almighty
regard
it.
"How much
less
when
ayou say
you do not behold
Him, The bcase
is before
Him, and you must wait
for Him!
"And now, because
He has not visited
in His anger
, Nor
has He acknowledged
1transgression
well
,
So Job opens
his mouth
1emptily
; He multiplies
words
awithout
knowledge
."