The Book of Job

American Standard Version

Jb 35:1	Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Jb 35:2	Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,
Jb 35:3	That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? And, What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
Jb 35:4	I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.
Jb 35:5	Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.
Jb 35:6	If thou hast sinned, what effectest thou against him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
Jb 35:7	If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?
Jb 35:8	Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; And thy righteousness may profit a son of man.
Jb 35:9	By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Jb 35:10	But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,
Jb 35:11	Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?
Jb 35:12	There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.
Jb 35:13	Surely God will not hear an empty cry, Neither will the Almighty regard it.
Jb 35:14	How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!
Jb 35:15	But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;
Jb 35:16	Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.