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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”

I will answer you
and your friends with you.
Look at the heavens and see;
gaze at the clouds high above you.
If you sin, how does it affect God?
If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to him?
If you are righteous, what do you give him,
or what does he receive from your hand?(A)
Your wickedness affects a person like yourself,
and your righteousness, a son of man.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 35:8 Or a mere mortal