Job 35:4-8
Amplified Bible
4
“I will answer you,
And your companions with you.
5
“Look to the heavens and see;
And behold the skies which are [much] higher than you.
6
“If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against Him?
And if your transgressions are multiplied, what have you done to Him?
7
“If you are righteous, what do you give God,
Or what does He receive from your hand?
8
“Your wickedness affects only a man such as you,
And your righteousness affects only [a]a son of man [but it cannot affect God, who is sovereign].
Footnotes
- Job 35:8 I.e. a human being.
Job 35:4-8
New American Standard Bible
4 I will answer you,
And your friends with you.
5 (A)Look at the heavens and see;
And look at (B)the clouds—they are higher than you.
6 If you have sinned, (C)what do you accomplish against Him?
And if your wrongdoings are many, what do you do to Him?
7 If you are righteous, (D)what do you give to Him,
Or what does He receive from your hand?
8 Your wickedness is for a man like yourself,
And your righteousness is for a son of man.
Job 35:4-8
New International Version
4 “I would like to reply to you
and to your friends with you.
5 Look up at the heavens(A) and see;
gaze at the clouds so high above you.(B)
6 If you sin, how does that affect him?
If your sins are many, what does that do to him?(C)
7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,(D)
or what does he receive(E) from your hand?(F)
8 Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,(G)
and your righteousness only other people.(H)
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