1. Then Elihu answered:
2. “Do you think this to be just:when you say, ‘My right before God.’
3. But you say, ‘What will it profit you,’and, ‘What do I gain by not sinning?’
4. I will reply to you,and to your friends with you.
5. Gaze at the heavens and see;consider the clouds, which are higher than you!
6. If you sin, how does it affect God?If your transgressions are many,what does it do to him?
7. If you are righteous, what do you give to God,or what does he receive from your hand?
8. Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself,and your righteousness only other people.
9. “People cry out because of the excess of oppression;they cry out for helpbecause of the power of the mighty.