1 Moreover Elihu answered and said,2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than *God's?3 For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?4 I will reply to thee in words, and to thy companions with thee.5 Look unto the heavens and see; and survey the skies: they are higher than thou.6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? If thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou to him? or what doth he receive of thy hand?8 Thy wickedness {may affect} a man as thou {art}, and thy righteousness a son of man.9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry; they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty:10 But none saith, Where is +God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night,11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowl of the heavens?12 There they cry, and he answereth not, because of the pride of evil men.13 Surely *God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.14 Although thou sayest thou dost not see him, judgment is before him, therefore wait for him.15 But now, because he hath not visited in his anger, doth not {Job} know {his} great arrogancy?16 For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.

1 Verder het El¡hu aangehef en gesê:2 Hou u dit vir reg, noem u dit: my geregtigheid voor God,3 dat u vra wat dit u baat? Wat help dit my meer as wanneer ek sou sondig?4 k sal u antwoord gee en aan u vriende saam met u.5 Kyk op na die hemel en sien, en aanskou die wolke wat hoog bo u is.6 As u sondig, watter skade is dit vir Hom? En is u oortredinge baie, wat kan u Hom daarmee aandoen?7 As u regverdig is, wat gee u aan Hom? Of wat kan Hy uit u hand aanneem?8 U goddeloosheid raak net 'n mens soos u, en u geregtigheid 'n mensekind.9 Vanweë die menigte van verdrukkinge skreeu hulle; hulle roep om hulp oor die geweld van die grotes.10 Maar niemand sê nie: Waar is God, my Maker, wat lofsange gee in die nag,11 wat ons meer leer as aan die diere van die aarde en ons wyser maak as die voëls van die hemel?12 Dan roep hulle, maar Hy antwoord nie, vanweë die trotsheid van die kwaaddoeners.13 Sekerlik, na nietige klagte luister God nie, en die Almagtige slaan daar geen ag op nie.14 Hoeveel minder as u sê u sien Hom nie! Die regsaak is voor Hom: wag dan op Hom.15 Maar nou, omdat sy toorn nie straf nie, en Hy nie grootliks ag gee op oormoed nie,16 maak Job sy mond wyd oop in nietige gepraat, vermenigvuldig hy woorde sonder kennis.