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II. THE DIALOGUE CONCERNING THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP 3:1--42:6 >
F. Elihu's Speeches chs. 32-37 >
4. Elihu's third speech ch. 35 >
Job's position of indifference 35:1-3
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Job had said that living a righteous life does not benefit a person since God does not consistently bless the righteous and punish the wicked in this life (9:30-31; cf. 34:9; 35:3). Elihu thought this assertion was hardly a sign of Job's innocence. In verse 2 "more than God's"is clearer if we read "before God.""You"in verse 3 probably refers to any person (impersonal "you") rather than God.
