351 And Elihu answereth and saith:— 2 This hast thou reckoned for judgment: Thou hast said—'My righteousness 'is' more than God's?' 3 For thou sayest, 'What doth it profit Thee! What do I profit from my sin?' 4 I return thee words, and thy friends with thee, 5 Behold attentively the heavens—and see, And behold the clouds, They have been higher than thou. 6 If thou hast sinned, what dost thou against Him? And thy transgressions have been multiplied, What dost thou to Him? 7 If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive? 8 For a man like thyself 'is' thy wickedness, And for a son of man thy righteousness.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 35:1-8
Commentary on Job 35:1-8
(Read Job 35:1-8)
Elihu reproves Job for justifying himself more than God, and called his attention to the heavens. They are far above us, and God is far above them; how much then is he out of the reach, either of our sins or of our services! We have no reason to complain if we have not what we expect, but should be thankful that we have better than we deserve.