1 Comparison is not to be made with God, because our good or evil cannot extend unto him
9 Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard for want of faith

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

Thinkest Mt 12:36,37 Lu 19:22

My 9:17 10:7 16:17 19:6,7 27:2-6 34:5 40:8

3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?

what advantage 9:21,22 10:15 21:15 31:2 34:9 Ps 73:13 Mal 3:14

If I be cleansed from my sin. or, by it more than by my sin

4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

answer thee. Heb. return to thee words. thy 34:8 Pr 13:20

5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.

Look 22:12 25:5,6 36:26-33 37:1-5,22,23 1Ki 8:27 Ps 8:3,4 Isa 40:22,23 55:9

the clouds 36:29 37:16 Na 1:3

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

Pr 8:36 9:12 Jer 7:19

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

22:2,3 1Ch 29:14 Ps 16:2 Pr 9:12 Ro 11:35

8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

may hurt Jos 7:1-5 22:20 Ec 9:18 Jon 1:12

may profit 42:8 Ge 12:2 18:24 *etc: Ge 19:29 Ps 106:23,30 Eze 22:30 Ac 27:24 Heb 11:7

9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.

they make 24:12 34:28 Ex 2:23 3:7,9 Ne 5:1-5 Ps 12:5 43:2 55:2,3 56:1,2 Lu 18:3-7

the arm 40:9 Ps 10:15

10 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;

none 36:13 1Ch 10:13,14 2Ch 28:22,23 Isa 8:21

Where Ec 12:1 Isa 51:13 1Pe 4:19

my 32:22 36:3 Isa 54:5

who Ps 42:8 77:6 119:62 149:5 Ac 16:25

11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

32:8 Ge 1:26 2:7 Ps 94:12

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

There Ps 18:41 Pr 1:28 Joh 9:31

because Ps 73:6-8 123:3,4 Isa 14:14-17

13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

God 22:22-27 27:8,9 Pr 15:8,29 28:9 Ec 5:1-3 Isa 1:15 Jer 11:11 Ho 7:14 8:2,3 Mt 6:7 20:21,22 Jas 4:3

regard 30:20 Ps 102:17 Am 5:22

14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.

thou sayest 9:11 23:3,8-10

yet 9:19 19:7 Ps 77:5-10 97:2 Isa 30:18 54:17 Mic 7:7-9

trust Ps 27:12-14 37:5,6 62:5,8 Isa 50:10 Ro 8:33,34

15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:

because 9:14 13:15 Nu 20:12 Lu 1:20

he. that is, God. visited Ps 89:32 Re 3:19

he. that is, Job. in great 4:5 30:15 *etc: Ps 88:11-16 Ho 11:8,9 Heb 12:11,12

16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

3:1 33:2,8-12 34:35-37 38:2