Job 35:1-9

1 Elihu continued to speak [to Job and his friends],
2 "Do you think this is right when you say, 'My case is more just than God's,'
3 when you ask, 'What benefit is it to you?' and, 'What would I gain by sinning?'
4 I will answer you and your friends.
5 "Look at the heavens and see. Observe the clouds high above you.
6 If you've sinned, what effect can you have on God? If you've done many wrongs, what can you do to him?
7 If you're righteous, what can you give him, or what can he get from you?
8 Your wickedness affects only someone like yourself. Your righteousness affects only the descendants of Adam.
9 The weight of oppression makes them cry out. The power of mighty people makes them call for help.
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