1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,

1 וַיַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2 Thinkest thou this to be `thy' right, `Or' sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

2 הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל׃

3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? `And', What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?

3 כִּֽי־תֹ֭אמַר³ מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָ֑ךְ מָֽה־אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

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

4 אֲ֭נִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין וְֽאֶת־רֵעֶ֥יךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

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

5 הַבֵּ֣ט שָׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וְשׁ֥וּר חָקִ֗ים גָּבְה֥וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

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

6 אִם־חָ֭טָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בֹּ֑ו וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּֽו׃

7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? Or what receiveth he of thy hand?

7 אִם־צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לֹ֑ו אֹ֥ו³ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ֥ יִקָּֽח׃

8 Thy wickedness `may hurt' a man as thou art; And thy righteousness `may profit' a son of man.

8 לְאִישׁ־כָּמֹ֥וךָ רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וּלְבֶן־אָ֝דָ֗ם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

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

9 מֵ֭רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִזְּרֹ֣ועַ רַבִּֽים׃

10 But none saith, Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night,

10 וְֽלֹא־אָמַ֗ר אַ֭יֵּה אֱלֹ֣והַּ עֹשָׂ֑י נֹתֵ֖ן זְמִרֹ֣ות בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the birds of the heavens?

11 מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמֹ֣ות אָ֑רֶץ וּמֵעֹ֖וף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃

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

12 שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּאֹ֣ון רָעִֽים׃

13 Surely God will not hear an empty `cry', Neither will the Almighty regard it.

13 אַךשְָ֭־וְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ אֵ֑ל וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

14 How much less when thou sayest thou beholdest him not, The cause is before him, and thou waitest for him!

14 אַ֣ף כִּֽי־תֹ֖אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְחֹ֥ולֵֽל³ לֹֽו׃

15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, Neither doth he greatly regard arrogance;

15 וְעַתָּ֗ה כִּי־אַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד אַפֹּ֑ו וְלֹֽא־יָדַ֖ע בַּפַּ֣שׁ מְאֹֽד׃

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

16 וְ֭אִיֹּוב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּ֑יהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר׃