Job 35:1-8

Elihu Sharply Rebukes Job

¹Then Elihu continued and said,

2“Do you think this is in accordance with justice?

Do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?

3“For you say, ‘What advantage will it be to You?

What benefit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’

4“I will answer you,

And your friends with you.

5“Look at the heavens and see;

And look at the clouds—they are higher than you.

6“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him?

And if your wrongdoings are many, what do you do to Him?

7“If you are righteous, what do you give to Him,

Or what does He receive from your hand?

8“Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,

And your righteousness is for a son of man.