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But I will respond to your words—and to your friends with you!
Look at the heavens and you will see.
Take a good look at the clouds.
They are high above you!
If you have sinned, how does that affect God?
If your rebellious deeds are many, what harm can you do to him?
If you are righteous, what are you giving to him?
What does he receive from your hand?
Your wickedness only affects a man like you,
and your righteousness only impacts other people.

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I myself[a] will give answer to you[b]
and to your friends with you.
“Look at the heavens, and see;
and observe the clouds that are higher than you.
If you have sinned, what do you accomplish against him?
And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
If you are righteous, what do you give to him,
or what does he receive from your hand?
Your wickedness affects a person like yourself,
and your righteousness affects humans.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 35:4 Emphatic personal pronoun
  2. Job 35:4 Literally “will return you words”