Job 35

Elihu spake moreouer, and said,

GenevaElihu spake moreouer, and said,

וַ/יַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּ וַ/יֹּאמַֽר

Thinkest thou this to bee right, that thou saydest, My righteousnesse is more then Gods?

GenevaThinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?

הֲ֭/זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥/י מֵ/אֵֽל

For thou saydst, what aduantage will it bee vnto thee, and, what profite shall I haue, if I bee cleansed from my sinne?

GenevaFor thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?

כִּֽי תֹ֭אמַר מַה יִּסְכָּן לָ֑/ךְ מָֽה אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽ/חַטָּאתִֽ/י

I will answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

GenevaTherefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.

אֲ֭נִי אֲשִֽׁיבְ/ךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין וְֽ/אֶת רֵעֶ֥י/ךָ עִמָּֽ/ךְ

Looke vnto the heauens and see, and behold the clouds which are higher then thou.

GenevaLooke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.

הַבֵּ֣ט שָׁמַ֣יִם וּ/רְאֵ֑ה וְ/שׁ֥וּר שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים גָּבְה֥וּ מִמֶּֽ/ךָּ

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou vnto him?

GenevaIf thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?

אִם חָ֭טָאתָ מַה תִּפְעָל בּ֑/וֹ וְ/רַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗י/ךָ מַה תַּעֲשֶׂה לּֽ/וֹ

If thou be righteous, what giuest thou him? or what receiueth hee of thine hand?

GenevaIf thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?

אִם צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה תִּתֶּן ל֑/וֹ א֥וֹ מַה מִ/יָּדְ/ךָ֥ יִקָּֽח

Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art, and thy righteousnesse may profit the sonne of man.

GenevaThy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.

לְ/אִישׁ כָּמ֥וֹ/ךָ רִשְׁעֶ֑/ךָ וּ/לְ/בֶן אָ֝דָ֗ם צִדְקָתֶֽ/ךָ

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to crie: they crie out by reason of the arme of the mightie.

GenevaThey cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.

מֵ֭/רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִ/זְּר֣וֹעַ רַבִּֽים

But none saith, where is God my maker, who giueth songs in the night?

GenevaBut none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?

וְֽ/לֹא אָמַ֗ר אַ֭יֵּה אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֹשָׂ֑/י נֹתֵ֖ן זְמִר֣וֹת בַּ/לָּֽיְלָה

Who teacheth vs more then the beasts of the earth, and maketh vs wiser then the foules of heauen.

GenevaWhich teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.

מַ֭לְּפֵ/נוּ מִ/בַּהֲמ֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ וּ/מֵ/ע֖וֹף הַ/שָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽ/נוּ

There they crie, (but none giueth answere) because of the pride of euill men.

GenevaThen they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.

שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְ/לֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝/פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים

Surely God wil not heare vanitie, neither wil the Almightie regard it.

GenevaSurely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.

אַךְ שָׁ֭וְא לֹא יִשְׁמַ֥ע אֵ֑ל וְ֝/שַׁדַּ֗י לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽ/נָּה

Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet iudgement is before him, therefore trust thou in him.

GenevaAlthough thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.

אַ֣ף כִּֽי תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑/נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝/פָנָ֗י/ו וּ/תְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽ/וֹ

But now because it is not so, hee hath visited in his anger, yet he knoweth it not in great extremitie:

GenevaBut nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,

וְ/עַתָּ֗ה כִּי אַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד אַפּ֑/וֹ וְ/לֹֽא יָדַ֖ע בַּ/פַּ֣שׁ מְאֹֽד

Therefore doeth Iob open his mouth in vaine: he multiplieth words without knowledge.

GenevaTherfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.

וְ֭/אִיּוֹב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה פִּ֑י/הוּ בִּ/בְלִי דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר