¹Moreover Elihu answered,

¹Og Elihu tog til Orde og sagde:

²“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’

²"Holder du det for Ret, og kalder du det din Ret for Gud,

³That you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’

³at du siger: "Hvad båder det mig, hvad hjælper det mig, at jeg ikke synder?"

⁴I will answer you, and your companions with you.

⁴Jeg vil give dig Svar og tillige med dig dine Venner:

⁵Look to the heavens, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.

⁵Løft dit Blik imod Himlen og se, læg Mærke til Skyerne, hvor højt de, er over dig!

⁶If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?

⁶Hvis du synder, hvad skader du ham? Er din Brøde svar, hvad gør det da ham?

⁷If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?

⁷Er du retfærdig, hvad gavner du ham, hvad mon han får af din Hånd?

⁸Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.

⁸Du Menneske, dig vedkommer din Gudløshed, dig, et Menneskebarn, din Retfærd!

⁹“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

⁹Man skriger over den megen Vold, råber om Hjælp mod de mægtiges Arm,

¹⁰But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,

¹⁰men siger ej: "Hvor er Gud, vor Skaber, som giver Lovsang om Natten,

¹¹who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’

¹¹lærer os mer end Jordens Dyr, gør os vise fremfor Himlens Fugle?"

¹²There they cry, but none gives answer, because of the pride of evil men.

¹²Der råber man, uden at han giver Svar, over de ondes Hovmod;

¹³Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.

¹³til visse, Gud hører ej tomme Ord, den Almægtige ænser dem ikke,

¹⁴How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!

¹⁴endsige din Påstand om ikke at se ham! Vær stille for hans Åsyn og bi på ham!

¹⁵But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance.

¹⁵Men nu, da hans Vrede ej bringer Straf og han ikke bekymrer sig stort om Synd,

¹⁶Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”

¹⁶så oplader Job sin Mund med Tant, uden Indsigt taler han store Ord.