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1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,
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2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's?
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3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
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4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
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5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
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6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
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7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
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8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
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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.
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10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
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11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
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12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
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13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
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15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
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16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
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- 1 Then Elihu continued and said,
- 2 “Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's'?
- 3 “For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?'
- 4 “I will answer you, And your friends with you.
- 5 “Look at the heavens and see; And behold the clouds—they are higher than you.
- 6 “If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?
- 7 “If you are righteous, what do you give to Him, Or what does He receive from your hand?
- 8 “Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man.
- 9 “Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.
- 10 “But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,
- 11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?'
- 12 “There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men.
- 13 “Surely God will not listen to an empty cry, Nor will the Almighty regard it.
- 14 “How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
- 15 “And now, because He has not visited in His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgression well,
- 16 So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
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