Job 35:4-8
English Standard Version
4 I will answer you
and (A)your friends with you.
5 (B)Look at the heavens, and see;
and behold the clouds, which are higher than you.
6 If you have sinned, (C)what do you accomplish against him?
And if your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
7 (D)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 (E)a son of man.
Job 35:4-8
International Standard Version
4 I’m going to respond to that statement,
and to your friends with you.”
God’s Justice Remains Unsullied
5 “Observe the heavens! Take a look around!
Look! The clouds are higher than you, aren’t they?
6 If you sin, what will that do to harm him?
If you add transgression to transgression
what will it do to him?
7 If you are righteous, what will you add to him?
What can God receive from your efforts?[a]
8 Your wickedness affects only[b] yourself;
and your righteousness, only human beings.[c]
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