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Job 35
New International Version
Job 35
New International Version
35 Then Elihu said:
2 “Do you think this is just?
You say, ‘I am in the right,(A) not God.’(B)
3 Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,[a]
and what do I gain by not sinning?’(C)
4 “I would like to reply to you
and to your friends with you.
5 Look up at the heavens(D) and see;
gaze at the clouds so high above you.(E)
6 If you sin, how does that affect him?
If your sins are many, what does that do to him?(F)
7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,(G)
or what does he receive(H) from your hand?(I)
8 Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,(J)
and your righteousness only other people.(K)
9 “People cry out(L) under a load of oppression;(M)
they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.(N)
10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,(O)
who gives songs(P) in the night,(Q)
11 who teaches(R) us(S) more than he teaches[b] the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than[c] the birds in the sky?’
12 He does not answer(T) when people cry out
because of the arrogance(U) of the wicked.(V)
13 Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea;
the Almighty pays no attention to it.(W)
14 How much less, then, will he listen
when you say that you do not see him,(X)
that your case(Y) is before him
and you must wait for him,(Z)
15 and further, that his anger never punishes(AA)
and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.[d](AB)
16 So Job opens his mouth with empty talk;(AC)
without knowledge he multiplies words.”(AD)
Job 35
English Standard Version
Job 35
English Standard Version
Elihu Condemns Job
35 And Elihu answered and said:
2 “Do you think this to be just?
Do you say, (A)‘It is my right before God,’
3 that you ask, (B)‘What advantage have I?
How am I better off than if I had sinned?’
4 I will answer you
and (C)your friends with you.
5 (D)Look at the heavens, and see;
and behold the clouds, which are higher than you.
6 If you have sinned, (E)what do you accomplish against him?
And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
7 (F)If you are righteous, what do you give to him?
Or what does he receive from your hand?
8 Your wickedness concerns a man like yourself,
and your righteousness (G)a son of man.
9 “Because of the multitude of (H)oppressions people (I)cry out;
they call for help because of the arm of (J)the mighty.[a]
10 But none says, ‘Where is God my (K)Maker,
who gives (L)songs in the night,
11 who teaches us (M)more than the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the heavens?’
12 There they (N)cry out, but he does not answer,
because of the pride of evil men.
13 Surely God does not hear an empty cry,
nor does the Almighty regard it.
14 How much less when you say that you (O)do not see him,
that the case is before him, and you are (P)waiting for him!
15 And now, because (Q)his anger does not punish,
and he does not take much note of transgression,[b]
16 Job opens his mouth in empty talk;
he (R)multiplies words (S)without knowledge.”
Job 35
La Bible du Semeur
Job 35
La Bible du Semeur
Job tient des propos insensés
35 Elihou reprit la parole et dit :
2 Penses-tu être dans ton droit ╵quand tu affirmes :
« Oui, je suis plus juste que Dieu[a] ! » ?
3 Et tu ajoutes : ╵« A quoi me sert-il donc ╵d’éviter le péché ? »
et : « Quel profit ╵Dieu peut-il en tirer ? »
4 Moi, je te répondrai
ainsi qu’à tes amis.
5 Vois le ciel et regarde,
contemple les nuages : ╵combien ils te dominent !
6 Or, si tu agis mal, ╵en quoi nuis-tu à Dieu ?
Multiplie tes révoltes, ╵quel tort lui causes-tu ?
7 Si tu es juste, ╵que lui apportes-tu ?
Que reçoit-il de toi ?
8 Car ta méchanceté ╵n’atteint que tes semblables,
de même ta justice ╵n’est utile qu’aux hommes.
9 Le poids de l’oppression ╵fait crier les victimes,
contre la violence des puissants, ╵on appelle au secours.
10 Mais nul ne songe à dire : ╵« Où est Dieu qui m’a fait ?
Lui qui, en pleine nuit, ╵donne des chants joyeux,
11 lui qui nous instruit mieux ╵que les bêtes des champs
et qui nous rend plus sages ╵que les oiseaux du ciel ? »
12 Alors on crie, ╵mais Dieu ne répond pas,
à cause de l’orgueil ╵de ceux qui font le mal.
13 Oui, c’est en vain qu’ils crient ╵car Dieu n’exauce pas[b] :
le Tout-Puissant ╵n’y fait pas attention.
14 Cependant, bien que tu prétendes ╵que tu ne le vois pas,
ta cause est devant lui ╵tu peux compter sur lui.
15 Parce que sa colère ╵n’intervient pas encore
et qu’il ne semble guère ╵faire cas des pires révoltes[c],
16 Job a la bouche pleine ╵de paroles en l’air
et multiplie les discours insensés.
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