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