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Elihu Condemns Self-Righteousness

35 Elihu continued and said:

“Do you think this to be just?
    You say, ‘I am in the right before God.’(A)
If you ask, ‘What advantage have I?
    How am I better off than if I had sinned?’(B)

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Elihu Speaks Again

35 In response, Elihu said:

“Are you saying that it’s just for you to claim,
    ‘I’m more righteous than God?’
After all, you’ve asked what your benefit will be:
    ‘What will I profit from refraining from sin?’

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