1 ELIHU spake moreover, and said,
2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

1Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

2Thinkest thou this to bee right, that thou saydest, My righteousnesse is more then Gods?

3For thou saydst, what aduantage will it bee vnto thee, and, what profite shall I haue, if I bee cleansed from my sinne?

4I will answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

5Looke vnto the heauens and see, and behold the clouds which are higher then thou.

6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou vnto him?

7If thou be righteous, what giuest thou him? or what receiueth hee of thine hand?

8Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profit the sonne of man.

9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to crie: they crie out by reason of the arme of the mightie.

10But none saith, where is God my maker, who giueth songs in the night?

11Who teacheth vs more then the beasts of the earth, and maketh vs wiser then the foules of heauen.

12There they crie, (but none giueth answere) because of the pride of euill men.

13Surely God wil not heare vanitie, neither wil the Almightie regard it.

14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet iudgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him.

15But now because it is not so, hee hath visited in his anger, yet he knoweth it not in great extremitie:

16Therefore doeth Iob open his mouth in vaine: he multiplieth words without knowledge.

III == Job 21:15 ; 34:9

 

 

 

 

IV == Job 34:8

V Job 22:12

 

VI == Prov 8:36 ; Jer 7:19

 

VII == Job 22:2-3 ; Ps 16:2 ; Prov 9:12 ; Rom 11:35

IX == Ex 2:23 ; Job 34:28

 

 

X == Ps 42:8 ; 77:6 ; 149:5 ; Isa 51:13 ; Acts 16:25

XI == Ps 94:12

XII == Prov 1:28

 

XIII == Job 27:9 ; Prov 15:29 ; Isa 1:15 ; Jer 11:11

XIV == Job 9:11 ; Ps 37:5-6

XV == Ps 89:32

 

XVI == Job 34:35 , 37 ; 38:2

 

 

 

1 Then Elihu proceeded and said:

2 Do you think it right to say, "I am just rather than God?"

3 To say, "What does it profit me; what advantage have I more than if I had sinned?"

4 I have words for a reply to you and your three companions as well.

5 Look up to the skies and behold; regard the heavens high above you.

6 If you sin, what injury do you do to God? Even if your offenses are many, how do you hurt him?

7 If you are righteous, what do you give him, or what does he receive from your hand?

8 Your wickedness can affect only a man like yourself; and your justice only a fellow human being.

9 In great oppression men cry out; they call for help because of the power of the mighty,

10 Saying, "Where is God, my Maker, who has given visions in the night,

11 Taught us rather than the beasts of the earth, and made us wise rather than the birds of the heavens?"

12 Though thus they cry out, he answers not against the pride of the wicked.

13 But it is idle to say God does not hear or that the Almighty does not take notice.

14 Even though you say that you see him not, the case is before him; with trembling should you wait upon him.

15 But now that you have done otherwise, God's anger punishes, nor does he show concern that a man will die.

16 Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth, and without knowledge multiplies words.

v 1-3. Elihu rebukes Job directly with a question about his own statement. Was it right for Job to indicate that his righteousness was more than God’s, or to ask what advantage he would have if he had not sinned. 

 

v 4-8. Elihu challenges all four to look to the heavens and see that the clouds are much higher than they, so God is higher than man. Therefore their righteousness or their wickedness affects man, not God. He doesn’t judge because man harmed Him.

 

 

 

 

v 9-11. Men call on God when they are in trouble, but not so much to thank Him for giving joy in their troubles or for making them intelligent beings.

 

 

v 12-15. God does not respond to insincere, proud prayers, so He certainly would not respond to Job’s inconsistency, that he couldn’t find God , yet placed his case before Him.

 

 

 

 

v 16. Job is rebuked before all for talking so much while drawing worthless conclusions.