Job 35:7

If thou be tzaddik (righteous), what givest thou Him? 1 Or what receiveth He of thine yad? 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

In Context

6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against Him? 1 Or if thy peysha'im be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him? 1

8Thy resha (wickedness) may hurt an ish as thou art; 1 and thy tzedek may profit the ben adam. 1

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should have ko'ach to make this freewill offering? For all things come of Thee, and of Thine own have we given Thee.

Psalms 16:2I said unto Hashem, Thou art Adonoi of me; 1 besides Thee I have no good. 1

Luke 17:10So also you, when you do all these things which are given you as mitzvot, say, We are useless avadim, we only did our chiyuv.

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 →

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