35:1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,
35:1 Then Elihu continued and said,

35:2 Thinkest thou this to be (thy) right, (Or) sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
35:2 "Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's'?

35:3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? (And), What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
35:3 "For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

35:4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
35:4 "I will answer you, And your friends with you.

35:5 Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
35:5 "Look at the heavens and see; And behold the clouds-- they are higher than you.

35:6 If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
35:6 "If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him?

35:7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
35:7 "If you are righteous, what do you give to Him? Or what does He receive from your hand?

35:8 Thy wickedness (may hurt) a man as thou art; And thy righteousness (may profit) a son of man.
35:8 "Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man.

35:9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
35:9 "Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty.

35:10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
35:10 "But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,

35:11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
35:11 Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth, And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens? '

35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
35:12 "There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men.

35:13 Surely God will not hear an empty (cry), Neither will the Almighty regard it.
35:13 "Surely God will not listen to an empty [cry,] Nor will the Almighty regard it.

35:14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
35:14 "How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

35:15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
35:15 "And now, because He has not visited [in] His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgression well,

35:16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
35:16 So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge. "