35:1

וַיַּעַן אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַר׃

Moreover Elihu answered and said:

35:2

הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵל׃

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou: ‘I am righteousness before God’,

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35:3

כִּי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵחַטָּאתִי׃

That thou inquirest: ‘What advantage will it be unto Thee?’ And: ‘What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’

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35:4

אֲנִי אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּךְ׃

I will give thee answer, And thy companions with thee.

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35:5

הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּךָּ׃

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

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35:6

אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּוֹ׃

If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

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35:7

אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּח׃

If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

35:8

לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶךָ׃

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; And thy righteousness a son of man.

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35:9

מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּים׃

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

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35:10

וְלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּיְלָה׃

But none saith: ‘Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

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35:11

מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵנוּ׃

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?’

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35:12

שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִים׃

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

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35:13

אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶנָּה׃

Surely God will not hear vanity, Neither will the Almighty regard it.

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35:14

אַף כִּי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵל לוֹ׃

Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him— The cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

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35:15

וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹד׃

And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

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35:16

וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּר׃

But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.

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