1-2 It is not right, Job, for you to say
that you are innocent in God's sight,
3 or to ask God, “How does my sin affect you?
What have I gained by not sinning?”
4 I am going to answer you and your friends too.
5 Look at the sky! See how high the clouds are!
6 If you sin, that does no harm to God.
If you do wrong many times, does that affect him?
7 Do you help God by being so righteous?
There is nothing God needs from you.
8 Others suffer from your sins,
and the good you do helps them.
9 When people are oppressed, they groan;
they cry for someone to save them.
10 But they don't turn to God, their Creator,
who gives them hope in their darkest hours.
11 They don't turn to God, who makes us wise,
wiser than any animal or bird.
12 They cry for help, but God doesn't answer,
for they are proud and evil.
13 It is useless for them to cry out;
Almighty God does not see or hear them.
14 Job, you say you can't see God;
but wait patiently—your case is before him.
15 You think that God does not punish,
that he pays little attention to sin.
16 It is useless for you to go on talking;
it is clear you don't know what you are saying.
1 Elihu spake moreouer, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God? 3 For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne? 4 Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him? 7 If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand? 8 Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man. 9 They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie. 10 But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght? 11 Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen. 12 Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not. 13 Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it. 14 Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him. 15 But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie, 16 Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.