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