Job 35 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Elihu spake moreouer, and said, And Elihu answered and said: Then Elihu said:
2 Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God? “Do you think this to be just? Do you say, ‘It is my right before God,’ “Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am in the right, not God.’
3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me fro my sinne? that you ask, ‘What advantage have I? How am I better off than if I had sinned?’ Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me, and what do I gain by not sinning?’
4 Therefore will I answere thee, & thy companions with thee. I will answer you and your friends with you. “I would like to reply to you and to your friends with you.
5 Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou. Look at the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds, which are higher than you. Look up at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds so high above you.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him? If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him? If you sin, how does that affect him? If your sins are many, what does that do to him?
7 If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand? If you are righteous, what do you give to him? Or what does he receive from your hand? If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man. Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself, and your righteousness a son of man. Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
9 They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie. “Because of the multitude of oppressions people cry out; they call for help because of the arm of the mighty. “People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.
10 But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght? But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
11 Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen. who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’ who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds in the sky?’
12 Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not. There they cry out, but he does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. He does not answer when people cry out because of the arrogance of the wicked.
13 Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it. Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea; the Almighty pays no attention to it.
14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him. How much less when you say that you do not see him, that the case is before him, and you are waiting for him! How 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,
15 But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie, And now, because his anger does not punish, and he does not take much note of transgression, and further, that his anger never punishes and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.
16 Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge. Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.” So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.”
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