1MoreoverElihuאֱלִיה֗וּ'e.li.HuH453answeredandsaidH559, 2Thinkest thouthistobe thyrightH4941,Orsayest thou,Myrighteousnessצִדְקִ֥יtzid.KiH6664ismore thanGod’s, 3Thatthou sayest,Whatadvantagewillitbeunto thee?And,Whatprofitאֹ֝עִ֗יל'o.'IlH3276shallIhave,morethanifIhadsinnedמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403? 4Iwillanswerthee,Andthy companionswiththee. 5LookH7200untotheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;Andbeholdtheskies, whicharehigherגָּבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thanthou. 6Ifthou hastsinnedH2398,whateffectest thouagainsthim?Andifthytransgressionsפְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588bemultiplied,whatdoest thou untohim? 7Ifthouberighteousצָ֭דַקְתָּTza.dak.taH6663,whatgivest thouhim?Orwhatreceivethheofthyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027? 8Thywickednessרִשְׁעֶ֑ךָrish.'E.khaH7562mayhurtamanH376asthou art;Andthyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃tzid.ka.Te.chaH6666mayprofitasonH1121ofmanH376. 9Byreasonofthemultitudeמֵ֭רֹבme.roH7230ofoppressionsעֲשׁוּקִ֣ים'a.shu.KimH6217theycryיַזְעִ֑יקוּyaz.'I.kuH2199out;TheycryH2199forhelpיְשַׁוְּע֖וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768byreasonofthearmמִזְּר֣וֹעַmi.ze.Ro.a'H2220ofthemighty. 10Butnonesaith,WhereH335isGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433myMaker,Whogivethsongsזְמִר֣וֹתze.mi.RotH2158inthenightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915, 11Whoteachethusmore thanthebeastsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,Andmakethuswiserthanthebirdsוּמֵע֖וֹףu.me.'ofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064? 12Theretheycryיִ֭צְעֲקוּYitz.'a.kuH6817,butnonegivethanswerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030,Becauseoftheprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347ofevilH7451men. 13Surelyאַךְ־'a.kho.Sha-H389Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410willnothearיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085anemptycry,NeitherwilltheAlmightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יve.sha.DaiH7706regardit. 14Howmuchlesswhenthou sayest thou beholdesthimnot,ThecauseH1779isbeforehim,andthou waitestforhim! 15Butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,becausehehathnotvisitedH6485inhisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639,Neitherdothhegreatlyregardarrogance; 16Therefore dothJobוְ֭אִיּוֹבVe.'i.yovH347openH6475hismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310invanityהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892;Hemultipliethwordsמִלִּ֥יןmi.LinH4405withoutknowledgeדַ֝֗עַתDa.'atH1847. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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