Job 35:2
Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say : I am more just than God?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
In Context
1Moreover Eliu spoke these words :
3For thou saidst : That which is right doth not please thee : or what will it profit thee if I sin?
Cross References
Job 9:17For he shall crush me in a whirlwind, and multiply my wounds even without cause.
Job 16:17My face is swollen with weeping, and my eyelids are dim.
Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment, and the Almighty, who hath brought my soul to bitterness,
Job 34:5For Job hath said : I am just, and God hath overthrown my judgment.
Matthew 12:36But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment.
Matthew Henry on Job 35:2-9
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? 3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou… Read the whole commentary →