Elihu condemns self-righteousness
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Elihu spake moreouer, and said,
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Thinkest thou this right, that thou hast said, I am more righteous then God?
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For thou hast said, What profiteth it thee and what auaileth it me, to purge me from my sinne?
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Therefore will I answere thee, and thy companions with thee.
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Looke vnto the heauen, and see and behold the cloudes which are hyer then thou.
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If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him, yea, when thy sinnes be many, what doest thou vnto him?
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If thou be righteous, what giuest thou vnto him? or what receiueth he at thine hand?
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Thy wickednesse may hurt a man as thou art: and thy righteousnes may profite ye sonne of man.
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They cause many that are oppressed, to crye, which crye out for ye violence of the mightie.
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But none saieth, Where is God that made me, which giueth songs in the nyght?
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Which teacheth vs more then the beastes of the earth, and giueth vs more wisdome then the foules of the heauen.
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Then they crye because of the violence of the wicked, but he answereth not.
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Surely God will not heare vanitie, neyther will the Almightie regard it.
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Although thou sayest to God, Thou wilt not regard it, yet iudgement is before him: trust thou in him.
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But nowe because his anger hath not visited, nor called to count the euill with great extremitie,
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Therfore Iob openeth his mouth in vaine, and multiplieth wordes without knowledge.