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1 Elihu continued speaking [to Job] and said, 2 “Do you think this is according to [your] justice? Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’? 3 “For you say, ‘What advantage have you [by living a righteous life]? What profit will I have, more [by being righteous] than if I had sinned?’ 4 “I will answer you, And your companions with you. 5 “Look to the heavens and see; And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you. 6 “If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are multiplied, what have you done to Him? 7 “If you are righteous, what do you give God, Or what does He receive from your hand? 8 “Your wickedness affects only a man such as you, And your righteousness affects only a son of man [but it cannot affect God, who is sovereign]. Job 35:1-8, Amplified Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation.
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