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Job 35:3

1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,

2 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?

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.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For you ask, ‘What does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?’
KJV
For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
WEB
that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’
ASV
That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
DARBY
For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?
BLB
Indeed you say, ‘What does it benefit You? What do I gain from my sin?”
ÅB
at du sier: Hva nytter det meg, hva gagn har jeg av at jeg ikke synder?
OTB
For du spør: ‘Hva gagn har jeg av det?
Hva vinner jeg mer enn om jeg hadde syndet?’
B1930
at du sier: Hvad nytter det mig, hvad gagn har jeg av at jeg ikke synder?

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