Job 35:4-8

The Voice

⁴     I will return your words with my own,
        and I will answer your friends with you.
⁵     Look at the skies above and take notice.
        See how high the clouds are—they are so far above you!
⁶     Surely, if the clouds maintain such a distance,
        one must wonder: how high up and far away is God?
    If you sin, how much have you really accomplished against Him?
        If you pile up your sins, if you stack them high, what does it do to Him?
⁷     Likewise, if you are righteous, what does that confer to Him,
        or what gift does He receive from your outstretched hand of righteous generosity?
⁸     Listen! Your wickedness affects your own kind,
        and your righteousness only helps other human beings.