| Chapter 35 |
1 | Moreover Eliu spoke these words : |
2 | Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say : I am more just than God? |
3 | For thou saidst : That which is right doth not please thee : or what will it profit thee if I sin? |
4 | Therefore I will answer thy words, and thy friends with thee. |
5 | Look up to heaven and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher than thee. |
6 | If thou sin, what shalt thou hurt him? and if thy iniquities be multiplied, what shalt thou do against him? |
7 | And if thou do justly, what shalt thou give him, or what shall he receive of thy hand? |
8 | Thy wickedness may hurt a man that is like thee : and thy justice may help the son of man. |
9 | By reason of the multitude of oppressions they shall cry out : and shall wail for the violence of the arm of tyrants. |
10 | And he hath not said : Where is God, who made me, who hath given songs in the night? |
11 | Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and instructeth us more than the fowls of the air. |
12 | There shall they cry, and he will not hear, because of the pride of evil men. |
13 | God therefore will not hear in vain, and the Almighty will look into the causes of every one. |
14 | Yea when thou shalt say : He considereth not : be judged before him, and expect him. |
15 | For he doth not now bring on his fury, neither doth he revenge wickedness exceedingly. |
16 | Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge. |