Job 35:6

If thou sin, what dost thou effect against him? and if thy transgressions be multiplied, what canst thou do unto him?

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

In Context

5Look unto the heavens, and see; and gaze on the skies which are higher than thou.

7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what doth he accept out of thy hand?

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Cross References

Job 7:20If I have sinned, what [injury] can I cause unto thee, O thou Guardian of men? why hast thou set me as an object for thee to strike at, so that I am become a burden to myself?

Proverbs 9:12If thou art become wise, thou art wise for thyself; but if thou art a scorner, thou alone wilt have to bear it.”

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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