| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Elihu spake moreover, and said, | 1Then Elihu continued and said, |
| 2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? | 2"Do you think this is according to justice? Do you say, 'My righteousness is more than God's '? |
| 3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? | 3"For you say, 'What advantage will it be to You? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?' |
| 4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. | 4"I will answer you, And your friends with you. |
| 5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. | 5"Look at the heavens and see; And behold the clouds-- they are higher than you. |
| 6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? | 6"If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him? And if your transgressions are many, what do you do to Him? |
| 7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand? | 7"If you are righteous, what do you give to Him, Or what does He receive from your hand? |
| 8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. | 8"Your wickedness is for a man like yourself, And your righteousness is for a son of man. |
| 9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. | 9"Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help because of the arm of the mighty. |
| 10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; | 10"But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night, |
| 11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? | 11Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth And makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?' |
| 12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. | 12"There they cry out, but He does not answer Because of the pride of evil men. |
| 13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. | 13"Surely God will not listen to an empty cry, Nor will the Almighty regard it. |
| 14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. | 14"How much less when you say you do not behold Him, The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him! |
| 15But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: | 15"And now, because He has not visited in His anger, Nor has He acknowledged transgression well, |
| 16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. | 16So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge." |
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