| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Elihu spake moreover, and said, | 1Then Elihu continued, saying: |
| 2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? | 2Do you think it is just when you say, "I am righteous before God"? |
| 3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? | 3For you ask, "What does it profit You, and what benefit comes to me, if I do not sin?" |
| 4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. | 4I will answer you and your friends with you. |
| 5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. | 5Look at the heavens and see; gaze at the clouds high above you. |
| 6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? | 6If you sin, how does it affect God? If you multiply your transgressions, what does it do to Him? |
| 7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand? | 7If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand? |
| 8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. | 8Your wickedness affects a person like yourself, and your righteousness another human being. |
| 9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. | 9People cry out because of severe oppression; they shout for help because of the arm of the mighty. |
| 10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; | 10But no one asks, "Where is God my Maker, who provides us with songs in the night, |
| 11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? | 11who gives us more understanding than the animals of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?" |
| 12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. | 12There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men. |
| 13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. | 13Indeed, God does not listen to empty cries, and the Almighty does not take note of it-- |
| 14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. | 14how much less when you complain that you do not see Him, that your case is before Him and you are waiting for Him. |
| 15But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: | 15But now, because God's anger does not punish and He does not pay attention to transgression, |
| 16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. | 16Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge. |
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