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Elihu Reminds Job of God’s Justice
Then Elihu said:
Then Elihu said:
Elihu Condemns Self-Righteousness
Moreover Elihu answered and said:
Moreover Elihu answered and said:
“Do you think it is right for you to claim,
‘I am righteous before God’?
‘I am righteous before God’?
“Do you think this is right?
Do you say,
‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?
Do you say,
‘My righteousness is more than God’s’?
For you also ask, ‘What’s in it for me?
What’s the use of living a righteous life?’
What’s the use of living a righteous life?’
For you say,
‘What advantage will it be to You?
What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’
‘What advantage will it be to You?
What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’
Look up into the sky,
and see the clouds high above you.
and see the clouds high above you.
Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the clouds —
They are higher than you.
And behold the clouds —
They are higher than you.
If you sin, how does that affect God?
Even if you sin again and again,
what effect will it have on him?
Even if you sin again and again,
what effect will it have on him?
If you sin, what do you accomplish against Him?
Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?
Or, if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to Him?
If you are good, is this some great gift to him?
What could you possibly give him?
What could you possibly give him?
If you are righteous, what do you give Him?
Or what does He receive from your hand?
Or what does He receive from your hand?
No, your sins affect only people like yourself,
and your good deeds also affect only humans.
and your good deeds also affect only humans.
Your wickedness affects a man such as you,
And your righteousness a son of man.
And your righteousness a son of man.
“People cry out when they are oppressed.
They groan beneath the power of the mighty.
They groan beneath the power of the mighty.
“Because of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.
Yet they don’t ask, ‘Where is God my Creator,
the one who gives songs in the night?
the one who gives songs in the night?
But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,
Who gives songs in the night,
Who gives songs in the night,
Where is the one who makes us smarter than the animals
and wiser than the birds of the sky?’
and wiser than the birds of the sky?’
Who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth,
And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’
And makes us wiser than the birds of heaven?’
And when they cry out, God does not answer
because of their pride.
because of their pride.
There they cry out, but He does not answer,
Because of the pride of evil men.
Because of the pride of evil men.
But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen,
to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.
to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.
Surely God will not listen to empty talk,
Nor will the Almighty regard it.
Nor will the Almighty regard it.
Although you say you do not see Him,
Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
Yet justice is before Him, and you must wait for Him.
And now, because He has not punished in His anger,
Nor taken much notice of folly,
Nor taken much notice of folly,